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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE ROOMS 737-738 FRISCO BUILDING .. ST. LOUIS WM. L. HUGGINS. Jr.. Editor MARTHA C. MOORE. Assoclole Editor C. E. STAPLES. Special Repre~cnlolioe WM. McMILLAN. Adoerlislng Manager

Vol. VlII SEPTEMBER. 193 1 No. 12

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Contents of This Issue

Pages Homely Biddy Gives Ozark Romance ...... 4-5 A Career of Ring and Railroads ...... 6-8 Largest Tripoli Plant at Seneca, Mo...... 9 Prepare for Fall Business Increase ...... 10 H. W. Hudgen Retires August 1...... 11 News of the Frisco Clubs ...... 12-15 Rebuild Engine 1061 at Kansas City Shops...... 16 Carriers Earn Only 2.15 Per Cent First Six Months...... 21 Employe John Tillery Carries on Despite Illness ...... 22 Meritorious Service ...... 2.3 Agency Changes ...... 24 Page of Praise From Frisco Friends...... 25 Locomotivc Fuel Performance Records ...... 26-27 The Pension Roll and In Memoriam ...... 28-29 Hornemakcrs' Page ...... 30 Flashes of Merriment ...... 31 The Twilight- Hour ...... 32 Frisco Children ...... 3.3 Frisco Mechanic ...... 34-40 Frisco Family News ...... 40-64

MEMBER THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE I The Frisco Employes' Jlagazlne is a monthly publlcatlon devoted prilnarily to the interests of the actloe and retlred employes oP the Frisco Lines. It contalns storles. item. of cur- rent news, personal notes about employes and their Pnrnilles, articles deallng with varlouq phases of railroad work. poems, cartoons and notlces regarding the servlce. Good clear photographs suitable for reproductlon are especially desired, nnd wlll be returned only when requested. A11 cartoons and drawlnm rnust be in black lndia Ink. Employes are lnvlted to wrlte srtlcles for the mapazlne. Contrlbutions should be type- written, on ono side of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edltor, l'rlsco Bullding. St. Louls, xo. Distributed free among E'riuco Ernployes. To others, prlre 15 cents a co~y;subscrlptlon rate, $150 a year. Ad~ertlsingrate wlll be made known upon applieatlon. %KELLOGG GROUP -.. Pngc 4 HOMELY BIDDY GIVES OZARK ROMANCE

Wise were sortie of the ?not of old Springfield,Mo., Forwards E. "Chart" Laue and othersthen With s~emitrglack of int~nt,they set about to sell stock in driblets Started arrd jitrished plans untold 1,553 Carloads Poultry to farmers in about 20 countie! To such as worrld say, "Nay". of south Missouri. When the: Products in 1930 had sold stock to the amount of $54,000.00, they were forcet ND wise were the men of the without milk sounded like hokum to to abandon their campaign to be Frisco, too, in promoting horti- many, but when true facts in the gin operation of the small plan! culture, dairying and poultry drouth area revealed themselves it they had purchased on Yain street growing in the Southwest Empire. became a pitiful chant of want and just north of the Frisco depot in As an adventurous experin~entit was suffering; On thousands of small Springfield, because the volume of looked upon with dismay and mis- farms the dairy cows vanished to business they began to do at once giving when its agents sallied forth market or death through lack of for- took all of their time. They new at flrst to preach a newer and better age. But, the hen stayed on and have had time since to sell the rest agriculture. The results of its far- somehow she survived the axe and of the stock. Forty-six thousand dol- sighted policy are a signal tribute to n~ultiplied. lars of their capital stock is still the Frisco's experiment. Any com- Corn and wheat and cotton may unissued. In all probability they pilation of carloadings or shipping be Kings in their own rights in some never will sell any more, since they figures proves beyond the peradven- places, but in the Ozarks the farmers have financial reserves now far in ture of a doubt the Frisco System worship at the Shrine of a Queen and excess of anticipated needs. Their hauls primary agricultural tonnage that queen is the hen. Yes, indeed. plant requires the use of $186,000.00 far beyond the total credited to any the history of the hen of the Ozarks worth of real estate, all of which is other road with equal area and simi- is full of romance. She used to paid for, with no outstanding obli- lar conditions. roost in trees. Now, mind you, she gations or mortgages. The directors But figures alone are not sufficient, lives in a house-a chicken house of pay 8 per cent annually on the $54,- for they show none of the romance course-but in lots of instances a 000.00 of capital stock issued and all that has distinguished the Frisco better home than the farmer himself of the rest of the proflts made in System's co-operation with the fami- dwells in. handling millions of dollars of pro- lies who now grow fruit where they Wherever you go in the Frisco re- duce are turned back to the farmera used to grow nothing, who now keep gion people have praise for Domin- who actually bring in the poultry and cows where none were milked before, rcker and her cousins. And, all 01 eggs. Mr. C. E. Lane is president, rho now raise pedigreed poultry her cousins' relations. too, for they Mr. A. L. Farnham is general man- where they formerly kept barnyard make up a veritable army now of big ager. Mr. Lane (all of the farmers chickens-but there is romance chickens and little fowls, of white call him "Chart") was born and nevertheless in what has happened feathers and black sheen and all the reared in Barry County not far from I on the thousands of small farms in shades in between. It is this army the Frisco Railway. He, with many the Frisco region. of industrious hens that gives Spring- others who helped organize the corn. Take the hen, for instance. You field, Mo., the distinction of being the pany, has been closely identifled with may have raised chickens yourself hrgest primary poultry market or every phase of its development since. and surely you've seen flocks every- concentration point in the United "Lee" Farnhnm, who has won an en. where on the hillside farms of the States. It is through the generosity viable reputation over the whole Ozark country. They don't seem ro- of the hen and the foresight of thou- United States as general manager of mantic to you, but they are just the sands of farmers in twenty counties the Producers Produce Company, is ' same. Ask the men in the agricul- of south Missouri that Springfield also a product of Miller County. These tural department of the Frisco who claims the distinct.io11 of being the men, with their many associates in have been preaching better flocks home of the world's largest poultry twenty counties of Missouri, hare these many years. Ask the business plant. continuously cultivated the fertile men of the small towns of the Ozarks. The Producers Produce Company oP seed sown by the men of the Frisco Ask the merchants of Springfield. Ask Springfield is by any nleasurement in the decade previous to their farm the Red Cross. Yes, indeed, the hen the largest institution of its kind in organization. Working by day and is romantic. She has even become the whole world. This farmer- working by night, they have built the heroic. The hen donated 75 million owned organization is also the largest world's largest poultry plant, which , dollars toward drouth relief in the shipper in Springfield. None of the is not the last but which is one of mid-wekt agricultural section of the niills, commission houses, wholesalers the longest paragraphs in the ra- United States. or manufacturers approach very close mnnce of the hen. Year before last when grain crops, to its yearly total consignment of There are many poultry plant8 in through lack of moisture, failed to cvarloads of freight. And it' values of Springfield. Since they all follow bring anticipated yields, countless the different cargoes were to be con- practically the same routine in han- I thousands of farmers were forced to sidered in comparing shipping rec- dling eggs and live poultry it will ship their lean beef cattle and hogs ords it would probably take several be fairly illustrative of the way poul- , to market at prevailing low prices of the next highest to equal the try products are handled in the pri- for unfattened animals. And last grand total value of the grotlucts mary market to recite some of the year again when even the pastures consigned yearly by the Producers operations observed recently in a dried to an ashen waste, the chil- Produce Company. tour of the Producers Produce Corn- 1 dren's milch cow in many instances The company was incorporated pany plant. was led to market. Farm children several years ago tor $100,000.00. (:. Last year they received, sorted. 1 graded. packed and shipped in ex- undergone more changes in the last are nurses. school teachers or steno- cess of 125 million eggs. which is few years than the job of killing and graphers. srarly one egg for each and every packing poriltry for market via the Most of the plants put all poultry citizen of the United States. Wheu cold storage route. All fowls for- received on a fattening ration for tm-o 1 eggs are received at the dock (and merly were dry picked in the local weeks prior to killing. The Producers 1 they come in a contin~~ousstream all plants. Now before any fowl is Company has one floor devoted ex- day long from the remote corners of picked it is first killed by having clusively to that phase of the busi- Lhe hill country) all cases are 011- its jugular vein severed ill the throat. ness. They keep about 50,000 head +nred casually for outside damage. Immediately following that operation of poultry on feed at all times. After being properly entered in rec- a sharp dagger is run beneath the Considerable of the poultry received ord books each case is wheeled into left eye and into the back part of at Springfield is shipped alive in the candling rooms, where a veritable its brain. The last surgery is per- comfortable poultry cars to eastern army of expert inspectors weigh. look formed because it renders the four1 markets. A man to do the feeding I through and feel each individual egg. insensible to pain. which is humane. and cleaning en route accompanies There are as many grades to eggs Of more importance to the girls who each car leaving the prlmary market. lhese days as there are varieties of pick chickens is that it flexes or re- He sleeps and eats in the car and hens, If not more, but the inspectors laxes the muscles which hold the gathers all eggs. which he has the know where they belong and that is feathers into the skin, thus making right to sell. where they go. Scores of girls are their removal a matter of a few quick Figures are not available now employed at the Producers plant to movements of dainty hands. for twenty years ago, but between look Into and decide the fate of every Boiling water is not used. Each 1920 and 1930 figures are avail- egg received. They each handle about low1 is srlbmerged for 30 seconds in able that show an increase of over 1.080 eggs per hour, day in and day a vat of water heated to a tempera- one thousand carloads. The hen is out. the year around. Their pay is ture of 128 degrees. Water that is a great contributor to the commerce good, the work is pleasant and for too hot blisters the skin and turns of the United States. At the farmer- that reason an unusually high type it a reddish color. which is not as owned Producers Prodnce Company of young lady is always available. appetizing as a yellow or white cast. plant alone it took 350 employes A department not found in most Al'ter the birds are removed froin during 1930 to handle the 1,553 car- poultry plants is operated most of the vat they hang on an overhead loads of poultry products received. the year at the farmer-owned insti- track for five minutes to drain and sorted, graded, packed and shipped to !utian, since they have volume enough cool before the girls are permitted to markets everywhere in the United to aUord the expense incideut to begin the picking. An expert picker States. With the usual complen~ent proper sanitation and inspections. It will clean about 125 fowls during the ol' engines, etc., that number of cars is called the egg-breaking room, but seven-hour period they work each would make a train more than twelve some refer to it facetiously as the day. The pay is rather better than miles long. If you'll just hearken "egg-smelling" room, since each girl girls get for clerking in snlall stores back iiow to the time when you used trnployed nlust break eggs. smell of or waiting tables in ordinary restan- to take your eggs to town in a mar- them. and then separate the "whites" rants and by virtue of that fact it is ket basket and then not very often, lrom the "yolks." These liquid claimed there ere more pretty chick- :~ndif you'll reflect a moment on the "whites" and "yolks" are sealed in en-pickers in Springfield than there fact that the Producers Company last rust-proof containers for use in high- year handled in excess of 125 million class hotels and bakeries. Each girl eggs in their one large plant at will on the average break and smell C/tickeirs rendy for thr fir101 irrspectiorr Springfield, you will agree there is 6,000 eggs per day. n;rd pnckiirg iir tltr rooliirg vooirr of the plenty of romance in the daily doing So part of the poultry business has 1'rotlrrrrr.c Plnrct nt Spri~rgfield,1110. of the domestic and bnsy hen. Page 6 A CAREER OF RING AND RAILROADS

AILROADING? Yes, he be- $14.00 at the book store. Thl gan his eventful career at C. H. "Uncle Charleg" Balt- was an explosion at home wl the age of 16. zell Has Been ~Ghter, he announced the news, but Circus life? He's seen it all took the job. and calls the greatest eques- Circus Man and Three months to a day later trienne of the ring today by her came in the office one day af first name, as well as all other Rail Official delivering a message and foun~ important personages under the telegram addressed to him "big top." agent called for various letters and He opened it and found he had bc The prize ring? He helped train they were given perfectly. The agent given charge of the Mason City off Bob Fitzsimmons in his younger days; suggested that after the store close at night. He ran outside, jumped started Battling Nelson on his road this boy come to the station and prac- his big-wheeled bicycle and tore ho~ to fame; personally knew Corbett, tice. Waving his telegram at his moth and Jack Dempsey is one of his best When Mr. Baltzell's family heard he was speechless until she 1 friends. read it. The position p Thousands of Frisco em- $42.50 a month. He tmk ployes will instantly know that bath, put on his Sunday si this story is to be of "Uncle" a flower in his buttonhole s Charley Baltzell, 66-year-old took charge of the office! A Frisco veteran, once train dis- no fifteen-year-old boy e patcher, trainmaster, superin- worked harder than he did tendent and now director of make good. accident prevention at Spring- He was sent out on spec field, Mo. jobs, sending reports to I Since his acquaintances in newspapers on famous mun both the circus and the prize trials, and three years later ne ring were made following his decided he would take a leave first work with a railroad, that of absence of thirty days and part of his career will neces- visit St. Louis. While there be sarily be related first. went to the offices of the old He was born in Topeka, Ill., Iron Mountain (now the Mis August 24, 1865. His father souri Pacific) and was offered was a blaclrsmith, and a noted a job at De Soto, Mo. heavy weight lifter. Mr. Balt- His career went on and on. zell remembers his first job at and he climbed higher and the age of nine at Mason City, higher until he became a chief Ill., where he was employed dispatcher and then a twin in the Ben Riner's Livery master. He came with the Stable, driving the traveling Frisco, at Thayer, as chief dia men of that community from patcher in 1907 and two one town to another. Then he months later was made train- next found employnlent in a master. Then he served as book store run by a Mr. On- superintendent on the Ozark gtott, who formerly worked division, at Ft. Smith on the for Abraham Lincoln. He Central, at Sapulpa on the worked as clerk nights, morn- "U~lclcClrarlq~" ns he is today (left) artd Jack Southwestern and in 1926 was ings and on Saturdays, while Lkrrrpscy. This picture wns tnkerl ot Co/2rrrlbrrs, ilfiss., used in legislative work by the .Vovrmber 10. 1930, at a "Dr~r~psrj'Uajl" celebratiori Frisco. He came to St. Louis he attended school in the nrmngrd by Baltzrll. day time. The post of- as special representative of fice was located in the book the general manager in 1928. store and it was his task to deliver of it; they warned him to stay away From 1880, when he first entered the mail to the C, and A. train and from the station. They said those railroad work, until 1907 he took aev. bring the mail for the town back to railroad men were rough men, who era1 leaves of absence from railroad the store. Sometimes he would ar- "cussed", and it was no atmosphere work, once to serve as trainmaster rive at the station earb, and the stac- lor a boy. Mr. Oilstott kept the store for the Hagenback circus and also to cato of the telegraph key caught his open until 11:OO at night so he could engage in athletic events. It was in ear. Leaning against the station not go to the station. After con- the first mentioned work that he be. building he watched the telegrapher sulting with the agent, this lad told came acquainted with circus folks. receive and send messages. all concerned that he had decided to and if there is a circus within fifty "You can learn telegraphy," the give it up. The store closed next miles of hlm now, he can scent the agent told hlm. "You're interested in night at 9:OO. He went home, through saw dust, and when Be steps onto the it, I know." And he wrote off the the kitchen, down the alley and to lot, its "Hey, Jim", ''Hello. Mabel!" alphabet on a sheet of paper. Return- the station. For two weeks this con- He keeps track of his friends through ing to the station 24 hours later, this tinued, and then one day the agent the f a m o u s publication. the Bill lad told the agent he had it down offered him a job as messenger at Board. Letters telling Of the success "pat", and added "Try me". The $10.00 a month. He was getting of the show on the road arrive at hk Milestone Photographs in Career of " Uncle" Charley Baltzell

(Abovr) '/'his photograph oj (Abocw) The youtig wrari zrr Mr. C. H. Baltccll was takcir tights is Mr. Baltsell in ~IIP in 1902, while kc was errrploycd heyday of his cnrcer. The by the Iron Morrratairi at Little ~rredals represerrt thosc wori at. Rock, Ark. It shozos his Irzar- various athletic coritcsts, for vrlorrs plrysiquc to splcrrdid tlrere were few evrirts of box- odvutrtaqc. ing, baseball, bicycle ridiug, artd xhatrrot that kc did rrot cbrtci i11 corrrpetitiorr.

(Brlotc) Baltzell urld Carl dlorris, a fighter who wtrs f Ucl(~iu)7 k~ rrrarr at tly ialltd lhe "Mlhite If ope" and lcft, iiz tlrc pictrlrc brim!, IS uh had arrlbitiorrs to whip " L~~tdc"Clzarlc~~ Balt~ell, shah- lack Joknsori, thers World's irrg harrds with "Rt16g" Bob I'horrrpiorr. Carl Morris ran an /:rtzsinrnrorcs, formrr World's eugirre 011 the Frisco's South- ( harr~piorr heavyweight. Tlir awstcrrr divisiori iri 1910, ortd pictrcrc 7ew.7 imdc iir 1907 nl tkc photograph zvns rrrode irc I'ii~c Nlrtf, Ark. rhot grar. f.4bove) This is n picture of which dlr. Balkell is exlrettrelv prod. It is a splr~rdid likeires-r of 60th hivrself and "Battlinq" hrelso,r, zwho?rr Mr. Bal[,~ellforrird zuailirtg on tables at Hot Sprirlg~. 4 "Urrclc" Clrnrley arr-arrqcrl for his first bout with Adarir Ryarr, and froiu that orrc cxhrbi- tiorr, "Battlitig" ~Vclso~rwerrt up the ladder of s~rccess lrntil he Ircld the Lightweight Charrlpiorr- ship for twelve years. This pic- trm runs takejr zwhcri "Batt/iir,q" Srlsorr was iir Iris printe. office daily, and each one receives an traveled over the country, making one describable. The next morning I saw answer. night stands and giving exhibitions of Jack, none the worse for wear ex. During the time that he was serv- boxing. cept a wound over his eye which he ing his apprenticeship as an "0s" March 17. 1597. Fitzsimluons and kept dabbing with the cork of a bob operator, he took great interest in Corbett met for the great fight at tle of medicine. The conversation baseball and boxing. In fact, when he Carson City, Nev. Fitxvimmons won ill was about everything but the fight of was breaking in on the extra hea\ y the fourteenth round with his famous the night before. Then he called me job at De Soto, T. W. Kennon, then left to Corbett's solar plexus. They aside and said: "'Uncle' Charley, superintendent of the Iron Mountain. used five ounce gloves and the purse don't you think that count was a little was a great baseball fan and the day was $45,000 to the winner. bit slow last night?" I said, Jack, is of his arrival, Mr. Baltzell weut to a "Bob Fitzsimmons was a very un- that all you have to say about it, and ball game between the office uine aud usual man, both mentally and physic- he replied, 'It seemed to me like it the city team, and as luck would have ally." Mr. Bsltzell said. "He was was a little bit slow'. He was the: it, he was invited to play and made a originally a blacksmith. born in gamest loser the world has ever seen line hit, which brought in the winning Cornwall, England and at the time the in the ring, in nly opinion." run. And everybody gave this "kid" two men met he weighed only 163'' Dempsey makes frequent trips with operator a helping hand until he got pounds. while Corbett neighed 183 Mr. Baltzell over Frisco Lines, and onto the ropes. He was too good a pouuds. The first seven rounds were calls the Frisco the frieudliest. road in ball player to lose! . all in favor of Corbett. Then the his travels. He remembers his first fight at fight turned in favor of Fitzsin~mons. Possessor of an iron-clad constitu- Knobel, Ark., with a big lumberman. He grew stronger. He was cut to tion, there have been few times when and they fought with two-ounce pieces by Corbett's wicked lefts, bled "Uncle" Charley has been on the sick gloves. After the first round there profr~sely and was frequently on the Ilst, but once he went to Mayo's. was no more ringing of the gong. The floor on his knees. Corbett tired where they kept him for five months. next round lasted ten minutes. There rapidly at the beginning of the Drs. Charles and William Maya were no knockouts and the result was eighth round. It was a grudge fight. still claim that his operation was a draw. and a great one." one of the most unusual ever About 1884 Mr. Baltzell began to In 1903 Mr. Baltzell met "Battling" performed at that ins'titution, and meet some of the famous fighters of Nelson in a cafe in Hot Springs. more than 150 members of the med- the day. "Don't say boxers, say Nelson had heard that he was arrang- ical professlon were in attendance to fighters," he said and one would not ing boxing contests and asked him if witness it. give the title of boxer to either con- he could arrange one Por him. Two "Uncle" Charley had what is known testant in the memorable fight on weeks later Adam Ryan, lightweight as diverticulum of the oesophagus. Aa July 8, 1889, which Mr. Baltzell wit- boxer of Philadelphia, came to Hot he describex it. "my oesophagus had nessed between Sullivan and Kilraiu Springs to take the baths and the a 'blowout'." A huge bag hung from at Rlchburg, Miss., when they fought match was held at the Capitol the side and when I swallowed, an for seventy-flve rounds in the blazing Theatre, Little Rock. Ark. Mr. the food went into this bag and did hot sun with bare knuckles. Baltzell, at the insisteuce of the not reach my stomach. What little "What did their hands look like?" audience, refereed the bout. "and in the bag could not hold, went on down he was asked. "Hams!" was his re- all my life". he said. "1 have never and sustained me. Five operations ply. seen 15 rounds of fight anythiug like were performed, one each month In 1891 he first met Jim Corbett in that memorable battle of 'Battling' from February, 22, 1922 to June 9, Kansas City. He was out with a play Nelson. I called it a draw, which was 1922. The first lasted for one hour written for him entitled. "Gentleman a popular decision. 'Battling' Nel- and fifty-three minutes. I did not take Jim". Mr. Baltzell and Corbett put on son amassed a quarter of a n~illion ether and by means of mirrored a boxing exhibition in Kansas City at dollars in two years ot fighting after ceilings, I watched it through. The Chief Hale's Fire Department for the that, with something like 400 fights incision was made in my neck and benefit of the boys on duty. to his record. He mas one boy who my head was cut one third of the And Mr. Baltzell slid forward in his never took a step backward. and they way off. Dr. Charles RIayo reached chair as he recalled the instances cdled hinl the 'Human Billygoat'. in with his gloved hands and loosened surrounding the time Corbett and Bob He is now ill his llon~e tow^ of Hege- the tissues which held this 'bag'. I Fitzsimmons were n~atchetl for the nisch, Ill., broken ill health." could see the blood, but felt little championship of the world. The Ihltzell met Dempsey in 1921 while pain until the local anesthetic bad fight was to be staged at Dallas. Tes., in New York, and their mutual inter- worn off. But I stood it, as well aa October 30, 1895. Mr. Baltzell was est in the prize ring drew them to- the others. The doctor said the bag with Fitzsimmons ill his training gether and made them friends from would hold one pint and it is now pre- camp preparing for the battle. But the start. He was in his training served in alcohol at the Mayo in- Governor Culberson of Texas rail- camp both before the fight with Car- stitute." roaded a bill through, making it a pentier and Tunney, and only 90 feet Perhaps it is his strict adherence felony to stage a prize fight in Texas. away from the ring in the latter fight. to exercise which has kept him in Dan Stewart, a New York sportsman. 11noEicin1ly kept time for Jack Dernp- such fine physical condition. He ma had built a huge coliseum at Dallas sey on the knockdown. referee a bout, run a foot race or for the fight and the bill prohibiting But let "Uncle" Charley tell ill swim today, and make a younger man the fight, ruiued him financially. his own words the story of the sev- look to his laurels. Negotiations were then carried on for enth round: "When Tuuney went His interest in boys has kept his the fight to be staged in Hot Springs. down, 1 clicked the watch. When he mind young and he has taken any but as the two men approached the got up 1 clicked it again and it was nu~uberof them on trips over FrIsco border of Arkansas. they were met by 11 seconds. The details of the sev- Linex. couducting educational tours officers who all but arrested them. enth round I do not care to discuss. for boys during vacation time. to Mr. Baltzell and Fitzsilnu~ous then The whole thing u'hs positively in- Pensacola, Fla. TI p, Page 9 LARGEST TRIPOLI PLANT AT SENECA, MO.

-- a TORIES of many interesting Ba rnsdall Corp. Subsidia rg density of the concrete, making C and unusual industries on it waterproof; permits the use of 1 LJ Frisco Lines have appeared Produces Annual Frisco less water in mixing, at the same in recent issues of Tltc Frisco EIII- time maintaining the desired 1 p/ow.( ~tlagaz;m. Revenue of $100,000 workability and flow. Its use in- I This time we write of the larg- creases the early strength ap- est plant in the entire world produc- 1892 the American Tripoli Company preciably, as well as the streiigth at ing the finished product known as was incorporated; in 1919 this com- all ages thus far tested. Tripoli in commercially valuable pany was purchased by Barnsdall The double ground, cream colored quantities. This plant is located at Corporation and in 1931 the name was Tripoli is used principally in the Seneca, JIo., on Frisco Lines, and has changed to Barnsdall Tripoli Com- manufacture of the water-proofed been established since 1888. pany. dust. A peculiarity of this water- The word Tripoli, to the average The Seneca deposits were discov- proofed dust is that it spreads out person, is a new one, but Tripoli is a ered in 1868, two years after the lo- in a thin film over the surface of substance used for polishing pastes cation of the town and two years be- water, with a film of enough resist- aud liquids, particularly for Duco and fore the arrival of the old Atlantic & ance to permit a sharp pencil from lacquer finish. It is also used as an Pacific Railroad. Tripoli is a soft, being wet by the water. It is also auxiliary cleansing agent by laun- friable, porous, double-refracting sil- used, as well as the rose, in many dries, because of the cleansing and ica of the chalcedony variety. It ex- of the milder polishing pastes and brightening effects of the frictional hibits the characteristic silica absorp- liquids, particularly for Duco and action in the washing machines. tion, but due to its greater surface lacquer finish in general. It is also It is one of the Frisco's most valu- area, this is correspondingly more used as an auxiliary cleansing agent able revenue plants, located on the active than with the denser silicas. by dry cleaners and laundries, be- min line, just eighty-seven miles Its absorption of iron from descend- cause of the cleansing and brightening west of Springfield, 310. Figures tell ing surface water causes the vari- effect of the frictional action in the the story of its importance. The ations in color in the deposits, from washing machines. keight revenue to Frisco Lines the lightest "cream" to a dark The finest grade, Air Float, in both amounts to approximately $100,000 a "rose." It also absorbs manganese, cream and rose, is used exclusively year, and products from this plant are but where this has occurred, it is in the finest polishing paste and liquid exparted to Great Britain, Germany, confined to the lower part of the de- preparations. Japan and other foreign countries. posits, which may indicate the man- The property at Seneca consists of The Barnsdall Tripoli Company at ganese was not derived from the some 1,200 acres and, while operations Seneca is a subsidiary of Barnsdall overlaying soil. have been continued during the past Corporation, and the Tripoli itself, is As to its various uses, the Barns- forty years, there is not noticed any an unusual physical form of silica. dall Company has named each prod- appreciable depleted condition, and which, so far, has been found in com- uct. One, the "Once Ground" grade the deposits there, not as yet touched, mercially valuable quantities only in is used entirely as an abrasive, large- are large and uniform. the immediate vicinity of Seneca. ly in the manufacture of "Tripoli Com- A trip over the ground is of inter- Newton County. A short history of position" for which it is highly es- est. This product is blasted from the (be product is that it was discovered teemed, both in this country and ground with powder. After the blast at Seneca in 1868; in 1871 its first abroad. The fact that the particles has shaken it loose from its bed the commercial application was a polish- break down as pressure is applied in rock is hand-sorted for color and ing brick called "American Bath the polishing operation, is of consid- quality and loaded in steel dump cars Brick" by the Monarch Tripoli Com- erable importance. on a narrow gauge electric line; pany; in 1885 the first grinding mill Barnsdall Admix is used success- these are hauled from the quarries to was built; in 1888 the American fully as an admixture in concrete the sheds where it is to be placed for Tripoll Company was organized by T. throughout the country east of the drying. This crude stone contains T. Luucombe of Carthage, No.; in Rockies, as it greatly increases the i.\'uz~ ~IIYIIto Page 19, plmse) PREPARE FOR FALL BUSINESS INCREASE

REPARATION for an in- Traffic Lines since December 1, 1909, hir crease in business activities Dc~tSt mngthens fir, position being that of Pwith the coming of fall is Organization -Promo- clerk to the division frelght evidenced ill the announcement agent at Ft. Smith. On July 1 on ~ugust10 of the establishment ti0ns Announced 1921, he was made travelin: of two new soliciting offices, the freight agent out of the Atlanta promotion of several traffic officers point, and Clifford S. Underwood. offices; on September 1. 1923, divi. and the addition of personnel to its traveling freight and passenger agent sion freight agent at Jacksonville, soliciting organization. The changes at Wichita, Kans., to become general Fla., returning to Ft. Smith as div were announced by S. S. Butler, gen- agent at Wichita. ision freight agent on March 16, 1921. eral traffic manager. E. H. Wehking, a new man with He was made division freight and The two new outside agencies were Frisco Lines was also appointed so- passenger Agent on October 16, 1929. established August 15 at Winston liciting freight and passenger agent in which capacity he served until his Salem, N. C., and Milwaukee, Wis. out of St. Louis, and Chas. Walpole, recent appointment at Oklahoma City. E. K. Yaeger, formerly the Frisco's soliciting freight and passenger agent which was effective August 1. traveling freight and passenger agent was transferred from Detroit to Chi- C. 0. McCain, former general agent

' at Chicago, will he at Springfield, began general agent at Mil- his service with waukee, and F. C. Frisco Lines as a Ragsdale who held a station helper In similar position with 1901. He was made the Frisco at At- night operator at St. lanta, Ga., will be- Louis on April 12, come general agent 1902, and worked at at Winston Salem. various stations on Other promotions the Eastern division and changes include until the latter part the appointment of of 1902 when be W. L. Huggins, Jr., took the agency at of St. Louis, to the Sullivan, Mo. He position of assistant was transferred to traffic manager for Newburg in 1905. the system, in addi- then to hIarshfield tion to his duties as where he remained ' director of publicity for three yean. He and editor of the w a s stationed at Tlte Frisco Em- Lebanon for thirleen ployes' ~VIngasi~rr;J. years and in 1823 G. Weaver, formerly was transferred to Paris. T e x a e, as division f r e i g h t -- agent at Ft. Smith, joint agent Ior the promoted to, the po- WEAVER C. 0, nrcCAIS Frisco and Sank sition of traffic man- Fe. On December ager at Oklahoma City for that dis- cago in the same capacity, with Frank 1. 1925, he was transferred to Fort trict; C. 0. McCain, formerly general Brown, a new man on Frisco Lines, Scott, Kans.. as general agent and in agent at Springfield, Mo., to succeed appointed in the same capacity to the that capactiy to the Springfield office Weaver at Ft. Smith as division New York office. on January 1, 1929. His new appoint. freight and passenger agent; H. G. Mr. Yeager entered the service of nlent was effective August 1. Snyder, former traffic manager at Frisco Lines on .July 12, 1921, as L. C. Hofman, newly appointed gem Oklahoma City to succeed McCain a8 soliciting freight agent at Chicago. era1 agent at St. Louis, has been with general agent at Springfield; E. D. He also served as conlmercial agent, Frisco Lines since January, 1911. On Chaudet of the Springfield soliciting traveling freight agent, and traveling November 1, 1913, he came to the force to become soliciting freight and freight and passenger agent. His ap- freight traffic department 88 book. passenger agent at Springfield; pointment as general agent of the keeper. He also served as distribu- Wayne Young, traffic department Milwaukee agency was effective Au- tion clerk, but resigned on August 15. blerk at Kansas City, to become so- gust 1. The Frisco's new offices will 1918, to become associated with the liciting freight and passenger agent be located at 701 Warner building. U. S. Shipping Board at Cincinnati. at Kansas City; L. C. Hofman, solicit- Mr. Ragsdald, who will serve as the Ohio. He returned in February, 1919. ing freight and passenger agent at general agent at Winston Salem be- as quotation clerk and was later St. Louis, to become general agent at gan his service on July 15, 1929, as assigned to the positions of clerk. St. Louis; Joe Lyons, former chief traveling freight and passenger agent tariff compiling clerk, law clerk and clerk to general freight and passenger out of the Atlanta, Ga.. office. He on July 16, 1920, took a position on agent, to become soliciting freight has served in that capacity until his the General Increase Labor Decision agent at St. Louis; Frank P. Farrell, appointment quoted above, which was Board. He also served as asslstanl commercial agent at East St. Louis, effective August 1. head clerk from May 1, 1921, to Julr Ill.. to become general agent at that J. G. Weaver has been with Frisco (Arozu trim to Po{jc 18. plwsri Page 11

111 Health Forces Retirement of H. W. Hudgen McWILLIAMS WINS DEBATE committees were about B. R. i\lcWilliams, operator-clerk GEN, general unsafe physical condi- in the office of the traffic manager. H clalm agent and tions which might pro- Memphis, attained considerable dis- director o f accident duce a personal injury, tinction recently in the annual de- 1 prevention for Frisco but as a matter of fact. bate between the first and second Lines, resigned from and according to the year classes of the Memphis Univer- aervice August 1, on department's own sta- sity Law School, held June 19 at the advice of physicians. tistics, did not produce Goodwyn Institute, preceding grad- Mr. Hudgen has been a personal injury and uation exercises there. With two in laillna- health for very seldom would a other members of the first year class, 3everal months, and his safety committee re- he supported the negative slde of the resignation w a s ac- port an unsafe practice. subject, "Resolved, That Capital Pun- cepted by the company It appeared therefore ishment Should Be Abolished." and r he n physicians or- that the department won. dered him to take a was spending one hun- He first entered Law School in complete rest. He is dred per cent of the Memphis in September, 1929; how- rUlicted with heart trouble. time of its men in trying to ever, changes of positlon and other E. Y. Carr, assistant general claim correct that which was causing interruptions of attendance leave him asent, succeeded Mr. Hudgen to the only 5 per cent of the trouble. with two more years before grad- position of general clalm agent, and C. It was impossible to exercise dis- uation there. He has been with H. Baltzell, special representative of cipline and corrective measures as Frisco Lines continuously since 1914. the general manager, took over the long as the rank and file of en~ployes except for twenty-two months spent duties of director of accident preven- were used as safety committees. And in France with Col. F. G. Jonah and tion. since the safety work is handled by the Twelfth Engineers. Mr. McWil- Videly known to railroad men in supervisors only, the department, liams is an ardent booster of Frisco he southwest (he lacked slightly through these supervisors. was able Lines and is taking the course in more than a year of being eligible to use discipline where it was neces- law nith a view of fitting himself to lor pension under the twenty years' sary. serve the company more efliciently. iervice rule), Mr. Hudgen made an Pride in reducing the number of He is a member of the Presbyterian pnviable record in his accident pre- injuries and fatalities from all causes Church, civic organizations, a national rention work. has been pronounced. In 1927 Presi- legal fraternity, Delta Theta Phi, and The present accident prevention de- dent J. M. Kurn placed two cups in is a Shriner. partment was established under his con~petition between the divisional ~upervision in 1926 and the record. transportation and mechanical de- which has been made, shows an partments. These huge silver lov- poormous decline in both fatalities ing cups have bee11 awarded quarterly dled by G. L. Ball, now superintendent !nd injuries to Frlsco workers. since, to the department having the of insurance for Frisco Lines, and in The department did not publish a least number of accidents per 1,000 1926 the safety work was turned over ceparate set of safety rules. From an mail hours worked. It is a matter of to Mr. Hudgen, and he was given the rrcident prevention standpoint every grave concern to the employes of a additional title of director of accident ,ule in the standard book of the trans- division, when, through some slight prevention. )ortallon and maintenance of way de- accident they must necessarily forfeit Upon Mr. Hudgen's retirement, C. artments were safety rules. The the cup to another dlvision. The cups H. Baltzell, formerly special repre- rssis w which Mr. Hudgen worked have been in circulation, going to the sentative of the general manager was ras that no further rules were ueeded, department making the best record appointed to Mr. Hudgen's place. Dur- lut a better enforcement of those since 1927, four times a year. ing Mr. Baltzell's long service with ~lreadyin force. Mr. Hudgen's previous service, be- the Frisco, he has been actively iden- It was formerly the practice to or- fore becoming the head of this de- tified nith this department's work. He nnize safety committees among the partment, fitted him well for such was present at the first general safety mk and file of employes, but two work. He began his rallroad service meeting ever held in the United ears ago this method was discon- as a fireman in 1903 out of Ft. Scott, States, at the old Opera House at inued and accident prevention meet- Kans. In 1905 he took a position in Mountain Grove, Mo., under the di- iga on each division and terminal, the claim department at Monett, un- rection of W. B. Spauling. Two years ud in each principal shop have been der Geo. Edgar, district claim agent. later another general safety meeting eld once every thirty days, with the He worked on various parts of the was held at the convention hall at upervisors only. To date the general system until 1909, when he accepted Kansas City, where more than 10,000 ~eetings have far surpassed the the position of general claim agent people attended, and the Frisco was w!i of the safety committees, and for the Oklahoma City Street Rail- prominently identified with the gath- ie results obtained led Mr. Hudgen way Company, where he remained un- ering. Nr. Baltzell was a delegate I believe that the change was for til 1913. He re-entered Frisco service from the Frisco Railroad to the Na- ie best. as a claim agent at Ft. Worth in 1913 tional Safety Council's meetings for Some of the reasons which led to and remained in that position until five years. is course of action were that the he was transperred in 1918 to St. Passing into such capable hands, it apartnient had arrived at a point Louis as claim agent, under claims is felt that the splendid record of this here 95 per cent of personal in- attorney W. B. Spaulding. On Febru- department will cbntinue, the interest ,des to employes were from unsafe ary 1, 1920, he succeeded Mr. Spauld- of the employes in the work of pre- actlces and 5 per cent due to un- ing with the title of general claim venting accidents will grow more in- ~fephysical conditions. Almost all agent. tense, and each future year's record the reports turned in by safety The safety work was formerly han- will be an improvement over the last. Page 12

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second. Third place went to Billy B. Cawthon, of the correspondent': St. Louis, Mo. t Horsford. Sidewalk scooters were bureau; Miss Betty Basman of the ma. The Frisco Men and Girls' Clubs given to those taking the first two chine bureau; Bill Berkley of the ac of the St. Louis general offices com- counting department, and W. L. Hug. bined August 9 and journeyed to places and a pen and pencil set for third place. Because of the large gins, Jr., assistant traffic manager. Pevely Dairy Farm, near St. Louis, Boh Anslyn's Frisco orchestra fur number of entries, it was necessary for one of the most all-around suc- nished music for the contests as well cessful picnics of the summer. About to run two races for boys seven and as for dancing the greater part of tbe seven hundred attended. eight. In the first Ralph Hart won afternoon. Eleven o'clock found most of the and Vincent Brogan was second. Nor- The last event on the program was crowd assembled at the scene of the man Strauss was first in the second the distribution of attendance prizes. outing, a large number having gone section of the event and Orville Ha- Here again, the prizes were exceed- out on trains 65 and 3 and others gan took second. The dash for boys ingly worthwhile. Among the awards having driven out. The greater part eight to ten was won by Robert Mot- given were electric irons, percolators, of the morning was spent in visiting zel. Willard Gray and Robert Brown rugs, sport equipment, toys, vases, pen and making use of various recreation- took second and third places, respec- and pencil sets, clothes brushes, hams al facilities. Playground equipment tively. Harvey Kendrick took first in and smoking sets. was provided for the children and a the race for boys, twelve to fourteen, A check on the supplies made Py genial refreshment committee, com- and Hugh Finnerty was second. Tom the refreshment committee at the prised of Arthur Stoehr, Paul Buesse, Bedford was third. John Burns won close of the day revealed that the John Culver and Harry Wigge, served the men's race and Elmer Lollinger crowd consumed 150 gallons 01 Ice generous portions of ice cream, butter was second. cream, 250 gallons of orangeade, and and sweet milk, sandwiches, etc. In A spoon and egg race for single about 160 gallons of milk. addition to this were three 50-gallon women and a clothes pin race Lor The committee in charge ot sr- coolers, one filled with ice water, and married women attracted a great deal rangements include the following: the children shouted their delight of attention. Miss Helen Knight took Harry Wigge, Mike Lollinger, Ralph upon turning the faucets of the other first in the spoon and egg event and McBride, Ed Gatzert, Bob Tchampers, two and finding them filled with ice Miss Eleanor Brogan was second. Arthur Stoehr, Paul Buesse, John Cub cold orangeade. The clothes pin race was won by ver, Joe Lyons, Mrs. Louise Gibson, Shortly before noon a baseball game Mrs. I<. Quinn. Mrs. Lois Menner Miss Ella Ecklekamp, Mrs. Adele between married and single men got was second. Heilman, Marion Witte, Howard Law under way. The married men's team A great many tried their skill at son and Bill Berkley. Among the of. led in the early innings but the single guessing the number of beans in a ficials in attendance were W. S. Xler- men's team took a spurt toward the jar. First prize in that event went to chant, assistant general traffic man. close of the contest and won by a Miss A. Spencer and second to Mrs. ager; W. L. Huggins, Jr., assistant score of 22 to 16. Following the game, Adele Heilman of the treasurer's de- traffic manager, and F. J. Lawler, the family groups repaired to long partnle~~t.Walter Rodenroth, son of assistant general freight and passen. tables under shade trees to open bas- W. G. Rodenroth of the passenger ger agent. kets of picnic delicacies. traffic department, had high score in In the afternoon a series of athletic pinochle and Harry Maenner was Madill, Okla. contests opened with a race for girls second. Hank Laur was third. The The annual picnic of the Frisco Em- under six. Jane Con~fort,Joan Stites, winning team in the horseshoe tour- ployes' Club of Madill, Okla., held In Patsy Blanion and Virginia Doerr took nament was comprised of J. Seidel the city park there July 16, was first, second, third and fourth places, and George Lesyna. Exceptionally marked by an exceptionally enjoyable respectively, and each was given a valuable prizes were given in all con- program of speeches, readings and large doll. A race for girls, seven tests. musical numbers. The attendance and eight years of age, followed. Throughout the afternoon a Narco totaled approximately 500 persons and Katherine Brogan was first in that game, conducted by Mrs. Heilman, included a large number of employes event; Betty Kenny was second and Miss Ella Eclrlekamp of the treas- and friends of Frisco Liues from other Celeste WaIsh third. A dash for girls urer's department, and Mrs. Louise towns as well as Madill and its im- ' nine and ten years old was won by Gibson, president of the Frisco Girls' mediate vicinity. Bernice Wigge. Laverne Neidring- Club, drew a large crowd. The game Rue1 W. Little, local attorney for haus was second and Loretta Artmann was featured by a Iarge number of Frisco Lines, made the opening ad- was third. Mary Jane Fernandt was excellent prizes - blankets, bed- dress following several selections by first in the running event for girls spreads, reading lamps, mirrors, etc. Hadwin's orchestra. Mr. LIttle eleven and twelve, and Ruth Stoecker Late in the after110011 a large por- pointed out that the picnic had as its was second. The race for girls, tion of those in attendance assembled purpose to bring Frisco Lines, its em- twelve to fourteen, was won by around the pavilion for the prize fox ployes and the public into closer re. ' Bobby O'Brien with Lyla Gaab taking trot and prize waltz. Mr. and Mrs. lationship. John Landrum, a local in. second place. All were given worth- A1 Bluth won the fox trot prize and surance representative, was the sec. while prizes. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lesyna were se- ond speaker. He dealt with the In a dash for boys under six, Leroy lected as first in the waltz. Judges Friscao's support of schools with taxes Strauss took first and Jean Hauck for these contests were Miss Wilsie and urged that the community should Srjtcmber, 1,931 Page 13

give its support to a concern that Girls' Club, St. Louis, ivo. teen per cent increase in freight rates. contributes so large an amount to- Mr. Stanage, with important figures ~pproxilnately100 nlembers of the ward Its institutions. At the close of at his finger tips, on losses this talk, the orchestra played sev- St. 'Iub attended the by the railroad, made a most forcible era1 numbers and Miss Wilma i\Tourlin, luncheon* 30 at the talk and clearly emphasized the need daughter of 0. F. Nowlin, Frisco Hotel Jefferson. Guests of the official for increased earnings. agent, gave an entertaining reading. family included, Messrs. F. H. Hamil- The new entertainment committee '0. HI Reid, general ageiit, ~ulsa. ton, S. S. Butler and B. H. Stanage. was introduced. It consists of Misses Okla., held the un- H i 1d a Melchoir, divided attention Genevieve Vilsick of the gathering a n d Viola Jakie. with a talk in and the old com- which he related mittee meeting ad- ill an absorbing journed a t 2:00 manner t h e en- o'clock. croachment of un- regulated competi- North End tion upon the field Beaumont Sub of rail carriers. A large number George L. Sneed, of members of the county judge, was Frisco En~ployes' the next speaker. Club of the North He told of the End Beaumont Sub service the rail- assembled at roads had given as Island Park, Wln- pioneers and urged field, Kan., with the public to give their families and them their patron- friends, on July 26. a g e. Following for a day of pic- Judge Sneed, 0. E. nicking and gener- Shaw, newly elect- al good time. In- ed superintendent vitations to their of schools at BIa- affair were extend- dill, made a par- ed to all employes' ticularl J i m p r e s- from Enid and sive talk in which north. he brought out the No definite pro- importance of gram was ar- Frtsco'e taxes in ranged, as the pur- maintaining a d- pose of the outing equate schools in was to promote 3Iadlll. His talk closer relationship was followed by a among the mem- readlng by Miss bers of this club, Lucille S m i t h, u-110 reside in the daughter of H. E. various towns on Smith, president of The photogrnpfrs above wcrr taken nt the picilic of the Frisco Ev1ployes' the sub division: Lhe club. The clos- Clztbs of the St. Lortis general ojiccs, held at Pez-ely Dniry Farm, Augrrst 9. however, Mr. Gaf- ing address was Itc the photograph crt the upper left, Ed Gatzert, n participaut ju the ball game n ery, mayor of made by the Rev. betzaeer~ warried arrd single nreu, prepares lo take a mighty swing nt the ball. Winfield, visited The grorrp in the top picture, nt riqkt, are nbout to stnrt in the clothes pin race Mrs. Julia Stand- the park in the for warrid ir'0lllE)I. Below. nt left, C. G. La~nontstarts a group of yorrngsters ridge, pastor of the i~la foot rucc. Below, at right, are the presidents of the three St. Louis clttbs. afternoon and Nazarene Church Reading from left to right, they are: Jolrir Daniels of the Terminals Club; Mrs. made a brief ad- at Madill. Lorrise Gibson of the Girls' Club. and Joe Lyons of the :I.lerl's Club. dress of welcome. BIusic throughout urging all to avail the evening was themselves of the furnished by the Madill High School Eob Anslyn and his orchestra fur- recreational facilities provided in the Band, which consists of thirty pieces. nished popular selections during the park and inviting them to hold outings A surprise entertainment feature on meal, and are always a welcome ad- there. A feature of the day was the the program was a group of numbers dition to the luncheon programs. large amount of delicious food which by Gene Autry, Frisco telegrapher of Following the luncheon, Mrs. Louise was served from baskets about noon. Ravia, Okla., who is widely known for Gibson, president, introduced Francis Following the meal, the crowd scat- and Dan Nachtmann, sons of F. X. his vocal and guitar selections, which tered about the park to enjoy boating, Nachtmann, mining engineer for have been recorded by some of the Frisco Lines, who gave a piano duet. swimming, and other diversions, while leading phonograph companies. Be- The Rolling Stones, radio entertain- the children made use of swings and sides the baskets laden with picnic ers, furnished a group of novelty num- other playground equipment. A great deIlcacIes, which were brought to this bers which were well received. many of those in attendance ex- ,utIng, the club served fifty pounds B. H. Stanage, traffic manager, gave pressed the view that the picnic 3f fish, freshly taken from local the principal address, explaining the should be made an annual affair for streams. reasons for the necessity of the fif- the club. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Tulsa's Union Depot From the Air The Cape Girardeau Frisco Em- W ployes' met in the passenger station. there, August 6, for the purpose of planning a banquet to be held this fall with shippers and receivers of freight. Nine members were in attendance. Conlpletion of definite plans for the banquet was deferred until a later date, however, and the remainder of the session was given over to a gen- eral discussion of solicitation. Birnaingham, Ala. The sixth annual picnic of the Birmingham F'risco Employes' Club, held at Pineview Beach, July 30, was featured by attendance of a large number of shippers and receivers of freight and their families. Guests and employes participating in this outing totaled approximately three hundred. Athletic contests and other festiv- ities began at 3:lS p. m., with a base- ball game between a Frisco and a Louisville and Nashville team. This was a hotly contested event, which ended with the L. & N. team on the long end of a 6 to 4 score. In the tennis matches which followed, Ray 1 Dodgen, switchman, won a ton of TAP sfilendid airplane view of the new $3,500,000 linior~Depot at Tulsa, Oklo,te~ Howard coal, donated by Moss-Mc- skomr in the ccnter of photograph above, is of particular interest in that it shon1sne Cormack Coal Company as a prize to the locatio,~ of the station with reference to the Part of the city in which it i in, the winner of the first set, and Bennie si~uated. The photograph was taken with the carrzcra focused toward the Bostoich Smith, brother of Mrs. Launa Chew, Avenur entrance of the depot and shows the viadzrct over that street quite plainly fo, secretary to executive general agent Bostom extends to the right through Tulsa's business district and to thc left fi n residential section. The Tulsa Tribune building apfiears in the lower left cornrr an and traffic manager, won a ton of where Boston Avenrtc intersects Archer Street. Main Street viaduct which parallelr Hi coal, donated by DeBardeleben Coal the sindar strtlctrrre on Boston Avenue is shozvn in the foreqround. The struct%ri ti' Corporation as an award for the win- crossing the tracks at the rear of the station in this picturc & the Cincinnati Streel ner of the second set. viaduct upon which a main entrance of the depot also opens. The entrance thrr The 50-yard dash for boys and girls, has a broad marquise and is set back into a loggia corresponding to the one which 6 to 12 years old, was won by Lowden appears on the Boston Avenrre side. The freight horrse and loading platfornr Enslen, son of S. P. Enslen, switch- opfiear just beyond thc pass~ng~rd~fiot. man. He received a cash prize of $1, given by the club. The prize of $1, also given by the club, in the dash Whltten, chief clerk to superintend- At 6 :30 p. m. a barbecue dinner was for boys and girls. 13 to 15 years of ent, won a 48-pound sack of Jim served to the crowd of picnickers and age, was won by J. A. Enslen, also a Dandy meal, contributed by the West- following the meal, all gathered on son of S. P. Enslen. The egg race for ern Grain Company, for the winner of the dance floor, where a drawing lor women was one of the feature events the rolling pin throwing contest. C. attendance prizes took place. .i of the afternoon and created a great M. Gann, yard clerk, was winner in necklace of pearls and crystals, deal of amusement. It was won by the broad jump and received a 24- given by the Dilworth Jewelry Com- Mrs. Gann, wife of C. M. Gann, yard pound sack of Jim Dandy meal from pany of Jasper, Ala., was won by clerk. The prize was a ton of Howard the Western Grain Company. Mr. Mrs. Launa M. Chew, and a ton 01 coal, donated by Moss-McCormack Gann also won the golf driving con- Empire coal, donated by DeBardele Coal Company. The 100-yard dash for test and was awarded a ton of Bril- ben Coal Corporation, was won by L men was won by S. P. Enslen. His liant Black Creek coal, donated by W. Westerhouse, general foreman. prize was a ton of Empire coal, do- the Brilliant Coal Company. Miss May Dudley, timekeeper, won a nated by DeBardeleben Coal Corpora- The judges met great difficulty in ton of coal, contributed by Brookside tion. First place in the SO-yard walk- selecting the winner from ten beau- Pratt Mining Company. In a prize ing race for all women weighing 140 ties entered in the bathing beauty waltz contest, a large basket of pounds or more, taken by Mrs. M. L. contest: however, after a number of gladiolus, given by Parker Drug Corn Hooks, a guest. She was awarded a votes, Mrs. Mildred Williams Hinson pany and Flower Shoppe, was won bp ton of coal by the Brookside-Pratt was chosen. She was awarded a Mrs. T. D. Woods and a billfold, given Mining Company. The potato race Bradley swimming suit, donated by by Farmer and Cannon Jewelry Com- for married men was won by R. A. Long - Lewis Hardware Company. pany, was won by Mr. Woods. Mr. Dodge, switchman. He received a ton Judges in this event were S. L. and Mrs. Woods were guests at the of Galloway Carbon, Hi11 coal, con- Yerkes, chairman; D. F. McDonough, picnic. At the close of the contests. tributed by the Galloway Coal Com- C. T. Mayfield, J. N. Cornatzar and the remainder of the evening was pany. Mrs. Whitten, wife of J. A. R. A. McCaffrey. given over to dancing. Page 15

long line of picnickers who lined up A TRAFFIC TIP . with plates to receive portions of Ways and means of soliciting meat, fish, salad, onions, pickles, buns freight and passenger revenue for and lemonade. Throughout the meal, Employes' Club, held August 3, the the Hugo band, which is recognized ?iscussion dealt with a variety of sub- Frisco Lines, seem endless, and the initiative employed by some of as essential to successful social func- lwts in connection with advancement the Frisco's employes is indeed a tions there, played selections and was ~f the organization's activities. matter of favorable comment. at its best. In thc ? absence of H. Reifenrath, John R. Ferguson, a locomotive Following the meal, a program was lreasure r, J. J. Bryan, chairman of inspector for the Frisco at Fort presented on an especially built plat- he Rnai xe committee, made a report Worth, had some cards printed at Porn1 east of the clubhouse. S. Kel- I his own expense. On one side he nn the condition of the treasury and ton and ,J. H. Davis were in charge, In a di scussion which followed, all placed his name and address and on the other, a brief request that and the speakers were W. L. Hug- sere UI.ged to work toward placing gins, Jr., assistant traffic manager; 'he club on a sound financial basis. his friends advise him of any pro- spective movements of freight and C. H. Baltzell, director of accident w. V. Claybourn, secretary, read a passengers. prevention; S. Kelton, president of ommun Ication from the Frisco Em- Among those to whom Mr. Fer- the club; Senator Paul Stewart and 'loyes' Club of Enid regarding the guson gave one of these cards was Ed Ensley, traveling salesman for the Isn~oetgiven there for shippers and his laundryman, and from that Brown Shoe Company. Other num- weivers of freight June 9. A dis- source he received two tips in bers on the program were, songs by wsion Pollowed this report, however, less than a week. Miss Signa Reese, a reading by little .n defin~ite action was taken. L. T. We may suppose that someone Miss Gibson, daughter of a traveling loaes tc )ld the meeting of the picnic says to the driver, "Please deliver salesman, and a tap dance by Miss -Id at Yadill, Okla., recently, calling my laundry before such and such Lawhorn, daughter of J. D. Lawhorn, .rlentioiR. to the enthusiastic support a date, as we are going on a trip." locomotive fireman. The committee 4cb t hat club is giving the com- The driveri no doubt, could reply, of women who arranged for the food "Where are you going?" Upon re- my and suggested that members of was comprised of Mesdames Knox, She rman organization attend pic- ceiving the answer, he Is in a po- sition to phone Mr. Ferguson the Hood, Roberts, Wallace, Dick, Law- ics 01 neighboring clubs whenever details. horn, Vickery, Steirwalt, Miller and mible This was the manner in which Deatherage, all wives of employes, 6. G. Hall made a brief talk on at- this man probably secured the two and Miss Ardell Frazer, stenographer. -odancte at meetings, pointing out the tips. -*cessity for larger crowds. Follow- The wide-awake president of the Southwesterrz. Division Clubs r? his talk a motion was passed Ft. Worth club, Ben B. Lewis, has Platt National Park and Sulpher bangin1t the meeting date to the suggested that this same method lnrth J londay evening of each month, might be used with milkmen, pa- were the meeting places for the %nd spe cifying the Modern Woodmen per carriers, ice men and others. Frisco Employes' Clubs of Okmulgee, Mi as the meeting place. This mo- They don't let an idea get by- Henryetta, Sapulpa and other em- no set the next meeting for Septem- these interested members of the ployes on the Southwestern division 26. various Frisco Employes' Clubs. on August 2. A five-coach special ,. train pulled into Sulpher at 10:30 a. Ladies Auxiliary, m. carrying about 450 of the picnick- ers and others arrived later in the Kansas City, Mo. Tarpy. Mrs. Wells. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Berry and Mrs. Ehni. day. All employes from Sapulpa to 8 Ladies' Auxiliary of the Frisco Hostesses for the afternoon were Madill and others in easy access to )yes Sunnyland Club of Kansas Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Sulphur were invited to this outing, met August 4 in the Women's Tarpy. Refreshments consisting of and each employes' club participating it Association Club rooms for a cake and iced tea were served. was requested to provide entertain- business session and an after- ment. of card games and bunco. Forty- Hugo, Okla. The Vendome Plunge was selected nembers and guests were in at- as headquarters for the day and many nee. The Hago Frisco Employes' Club visitors enjoyed a swim in the Ven- proved itself to he indeed an out- ! business session of the meet- dome, and a basket lunch in the Platt ras conducted by Mrs. W. B. standing host on August 6, when it Xational Park just east of the Ven- , president of the organization. entertained approxin~ately 1,500 em- dome. In the afternoon, a portion of ployes and guests at Lake Roebuck. loalng the transaction of club those in attendance enjoyed an in- ?ss, the afternoon was given Entertainment began at this afl'air formal dance at the Vendome and to bridge, pinochle and bunco. about three o'clock in the afternoon others either swam or went through prizes in bridge were awarded with games, swimming and boating, the park on a drive which ,had been Moor and Mrs. Anna Moore. and from then until the barbecue arranged by the local Chamber of O'Connor and Mrs. Nachbar started, large crowds continued to ar- Commerce. awarded pinochle prizes, and in rive. The barbecue was the largest Among the officials in attendance ever attempted at Hugo, according to I hfrs. Fyffe and Mrs. Lindeman were: 0. H. Reed, general agent; J. winners. Door prizes were the Hugo Daily News. A large beef E. Rogers, traveling freight agent; J. was butchered and put on the pit in led Mrs. Nachbar, Mrs. Breed- E. Payne, general passenger agent, the morning and throughout the day Jlrs. Finn, Mrs. O'Connor, Mrs. Carl Krauter and J. D. Lawhorn ten- and H. F. DeLozier, traveling freight !tt, Mrs. Melice, Mrs. Fyffe, Mrs. ded its cooking. In addition to the agent, all of Tulsa. Other officials Gmy, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Boyd, beef, five goats were barbecued. were: H. W. Hale, assistant superin; Esteppe and Mrs. Sleightholm. When time for the meal arrived, it tendent, and A. Morgan, chief clerk prizes were donated by Mrs. took more than two hours to serve the to Mr. Hale, both of Sapulpa. Pnge 16

INCREASE IN PERISHABLES Records Show 800 More Cars in June, '31, Than Previous Year HE movement of perishable freight loaded on Frisco Lines T was particularly gratifying dur- ing June of this year, showiiig an in- crease of 786 cars over the same month of last year, according to a re- cent report from R. E. Bagent, assist- ant superintendent of refrigeration. A total of 2.935 refrigerator and ven- tilated box cars of perishables origi- nated on the system duriug June of this year. During that month in 1930, the total was 2,149 cars. Perish- able freight received from coilnections also increased during June, 2,678 cars being handled this year in compari- son with 2,355 in June a year earlier. The foregoing totals. however, do not include exact Rgiwes on potatoes and canned goods, as they are some- times handled in box car equipment, T WAS pronounced a perfect job and the report from Mr. Bagent in- -the rebuilding of engine 1061 by cludes business handled in refriger- I the Kansas City shop forces. So ator and ventilator box cars only. The thorough had the job been done that variation caused by this is negligible when the engine was given a thorough except in the case of potatoes. which breakingin, there were no adjust- were handled almost exclusively in ments of any kind to make. After refrigerator cars this year, while last the engine was painted and all parts year a substantial portion of the crop polished, the men all turned out with moved in stock cars. Potatoes were clean overalls on, as they felt so latest type Hanrock steam whistle by far the largest item in the perish- proud of their work they did not was applied and Volatone horns rr able movement during Julie, 1,140 re- want to get the engine dirty. nloved from the top of cab and ap frigerator cars being moved from This is one of the Frisco's 4-6-2 plied to smoke arch near front en; loading points. This reflects an en- Pacific type engines, having formerly A11 valve motion parts were highl: couraging increase over last year. been assigned to trains 103-104, but polished, new plates applied, gu~dr when the total movement was 683 since the consolidation of trains 117- ground, tank truck completely n cars including 486 refrigerator cars. 118, 107-108, between Ft. Scott and built and new brick lining applied tl The crop handled this year originated Kansas City, it is necessary to have a principally from the Pensacola sub fire box. larger class engine to handle this division, southeastern Oklahoma, Fort The engine went into service n, train which consists of some 11 to 15 trains 107-108 Sunnyland, betwee Gibson and the Fort Smith, Ark., cars. territory. Kansas City and Ft. Scott, July 8lb Engine 1061 was placed in Kansas after only making 200 mile break I: Next in quantity of the classifica- City back shop on June 9th and com- trip with all parts running one huc tions of perishables shown in the re- pletely rebuilt. New style stirrup dred per cent. The steam pressu- port for June. was meat products. 888 spring rigging was applied, new brass was increased from 200 to 212 pound. cars moving; however, this represents shoes and wedges, all new crank pins, and the engine is making a fuel r+ a decrease under the same month in two new wheel centers, new driying ord of .87 gallon per car mile. Gr 1930, when 1,064 cars were handled. tires, new engine truck wheels and era1 Road Foreman of Equipment D The movement of schedule cars trailers, engine truck and trailer com- L. Forsythe, riding the engine, sdsv totaled 232 during June in coinpari- pletely rebuilt, new jacket on boiler ing that this engine is almost equal1 son with the corresponding month of and front end, all gauges and fittings the 1500 class engines in the numb last year, when the total was 56 cars. from boilerhead removed and over- of cars it can handle, and considers The greater part of these cars came hauled, all brass work including in- one of the nicest engines of this cia? from Kansas City. jectors, relief valves, globe valvev that was ever turned out of the shol One hundred ninety-two cars of strawberries were reported for June. exclusive of the berries moving by cars in the corresporiding month of grapes, strawberries and n~eloiis,: express. Two hundred forty-nine cars last year. cars for June, 1931, against 9 in Junr were moved by express this June in Other perishable commodities show- 1930. comparison with 193 in June, 1930. ing an increase this June over June of The bulk of this crop originates in last year are: canned goods, 29 cars As they sat alone in the moonlighL southwest Missouri and northwest against 24 cars last year; cheese, 19 She said, while she smoothed hi: Arkansas. cars against 16 last year; sweet brow: . The movement of butter totaled 144 potatoes, 1 car, none recorded for last "Dearest, I know my life's bee11 far! cars during June, compared with 138 year; and fruits other than apples, But I'm on my last lap now." Pnge 17

LN OKLAHOMA COLONEL Unusual Activities A mong Employes' Clubs lhn Echols Appointed to Gov. X RESPONSE to recent requests by Murray's Staff Hugo, is that of clubs conducting several employes' clubs for a re- meetings at neighboring towns to lH1RTY-year-old John Echols, ex- I view of the various kinds of activ- which local business men are invited. tra board clerk for Frisco Lines ities carried on by clubs at different Hugo had meetings of this kind at at Oklahoma City, joined the points on the system, the examples Soper, Valliant, Boswell, Idabel and list of Oklahoma "immortals" this appearing below, which have been Durant recently. These are usually mor ith, when he was appointed a taken from reports of club meetings combined entertainment and socia1 Colc me1 on the staff of Governor Wil- in the Magazine, are given for the sessions. lian1 H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray. Echols consideration of clubs that are not The clubs at Springfield and Wich- is t he youngest colonel on Murray's using or have not used them. Even ita, in addition to participating in starI, and probably the youngest though not adopted exactly as given nearly all lines of club work, have here. repetition of these plans may, distributed Ship-and - Travel - By -Rail at least. start a line of thought that stickers among merchants, to be dis- will result in improvements or may played in show windows. suggest some entirely new activities. Several of the clubs have had mem- During last winter a number of bers of the law department or other the clubs have been carrying on informed persons to address them. programs designed to influence the explaining the recently passed legis- members of legislatures in the states lation regulating busses and trucks. that comprise Friscoland. to enact Other club movements sponsored at fair, regulatory measures governing various points are set forth below as highway competition. Since a great they have been used. Several of deal can he done in this field, one of these, of course. as well as the fore- the legislative plans is reviewed here- going, have been successfully used by with as being more or less exemplary. .clubs other than those mentioned. The Fort Worth club conducted an The hTeodesha club raised consider- extensive mail campaign to state able money and won good will by giv- legislators. Not only did those be- ing a play at Neodesha and then tak- longing to the club write members ing it to several nearby towns. of the state law-malting body, but the The Thayer Club sponsored a trip club induced employes, friends and to Pensacola for members and em- relatives in towns for miles around ployes of neighboring towns. to do likewise. This was supple- The Kansas City Sunnyland CIub mented by enlisting chamber of com- JOHN ECHOLS has been giving-dances with an ar- merce support and the aid of promi- rangement with a local radio station colonel in the United States. He is nent persons, both in Fort Worth and to broadcast the music as a request the second Frisco employe to be so elsewhere. program for the radio audience. honored. Arthur Stoehr, accounting As for the entertainment division The Chaffee club took funds from department employe in St. Louis, is a of club work, Ben 1,ewis. president of Colonel on the staff of Governor its treasury and broadcast announce- the Fort Worth club. has under con- Henry S. Caulfield. nients of Frisco service regularly for sideration a plan believed to be en- Echols has maintained an active some time. association with various World War tirely new anlong employe organixa- tions-a club miniature golf tourna- Most clubs are constantly on the veterans organizations since his re- watch for notices of coustruction turn from service during the war. He ment. work and several have used their has been American Legion post com- Ainong the clubs which are secur- influence toward locating industries mander, post adjutant, vice - com- ing business by letters to shippers. on the line. mander and district vice-president, the Joplin organization may be cited. and has served the Legion post at This club has had stationery printed The Tulsa Ladies' Club has had a Rristow, Oklahoma, as sentinel, guard with a Frisco emblem at the top of great deal of amusement and has and adjutant. At present he is a the page and with important facts raised considerable money by raffling member of the department couiicil of about Frisco Lines-the local payroll. mystery packages at meetings, sell- adrnlnistration. ing chances for small amounts and Mr. Echols came to Frisco Lines in tax figures, and other information- requiring the winners to prepare myst June, 1927, as a yard clerk at Henry- listed along the left margin. 4 let- etta, Okla., and has held the position ter on this stationery is sent each terious parcels for the following ses- of clerk at various points on the shipper who has used Friseo Lines sion. Southwestern division. during the month, thanking hini for Xeodesha club sponsored a carnival his patronage. A letter is also sent each spring for a time. Daughter (having just received a to shippers who have failed to use A number of clubs have been and new mink coat from father): "What the Frisco, asking them very tact- are taking active parts with ShipBy- I don't see is how a wonderful fur can fully why they have not given their Rail Clubs. mme from such a low, sneaking beast." business to Frisco Lines. Beauty and popularity contests Father: "I don't ask for thanks, A plan that has for some time proved have proved popular, as have masked' dear, but I really insist on respect." popular over the system, notably at balls and tacky parties. Page 18 rZ/G&w EMPLO*-'/~;~~WZ/N~~ I The Tulsa Day Force Welcomes A Photographer

Wlze~rthe gr-orrp of day e~rrployesat the Frisco's ter~nirralat West Tulsa, ,rrdro appear i~cthe plrotograph above, decided to have their pictrue tnkcu recently. they very efectively secrtred a railroad atwosphere by selectirrg a Frisco loconrotive as a back- grortnd, Appeari~rgfrom left to right, they are: Joe Foster, corrdrtctor: 1'. J. SIulr-eni~i,ertyineer; Dorrylas Slmer. .witch~rrarl; 1Vulter E. Eayan, general yard~rraster; Fred Cole, chief caller, F. J. Grcm, szx~itrhrrra~r;G. G. Harrison, chief clerk to super- ' intelrde~~tof ternrirrals; C. E. Lee, switclrma~t;H. 0. Lo~tg,sz~i/clr~~ra~r: I<. I.. Bcckzuith, chief car inspector; I, J.I. Davir, szdch~rtarr; 1.V. W. ~Mannirrg, szuitchman.; bif. C. Castle, record clerk; J. hT. I'aisley, stmographcr; Edna A. IYoodc,~,srr- rt7tary to suprrirrtertde~rt of tcr~nirrals; I.17. H. Christiarr. yard clerk; Chris Rragrs. stockyard and n4ce fore~nait, and Oscar CVlrite, conductor.

PREPARE FOR BUSINESS Ward, where he was traffic manager. PRAISE FOR BERKLEY (Continued from Page 10) Wayne Young entered Frisco serv- Many employes become widely ice in the operating department on 1, 1921, when he was placed in the known over the system for the ef- October 15, 1920. He was made op- ficient manner in which they perform ' divlsion freight office as soliciting eratoi--clerk in the Kansas City of- freight agent. He was made general their duties, but Joe Berkley, wreck- fices on February 6. 1928, and served ing crew foreman, has the distinction agent from his duties of soliciting as clerk from September 16, 1929, to of doing his work so well that his Irelght and passenger agent. August 1, when he received his ap- Joe Lyons, who was appointed so- fame has spread off-line as is evi- pointment to the soliciting forces in denced in the traingram, copied be- liciting freight agent Prom the chief that city. low, from C. F. Krammes of the Santa clerkship of F. J. Lawler's office. be- E. D. Chaudet, formerly city pas- gan his service with the Frisco in Fe to the assistant superintendent at senger and ticket agent, at Spring- Enid, Okla. May, 1911. He was a reconsigning field, Mo., was assigned the position "On July 23, we had occasion to clerk at the Gratiot offices in St. of soliciting freight and passenger Louis Prom Yay, 1911, up to May 6, borrow your wrecker and again on agent out of the office of G. M. For- the morning of the 24th at Enid. The 1925, and served in the division rester. Mr. Chaudet began his service trelght office as clerk from May 6, wrecking outfit was in charge of Mr. with Frisco Lines on October 1, 1917. Joe Berkley, and want you to know 1925, to June 1, 1927, when he was and has served as ticket clerk and made a chief clerk. His recent ap- that Foreman Berkley performed the city passenger agent. He was with , pointment was effective August 1. best wrecking service I have ever the 49th Engineers abroad during the seen and he has the most efficient E H. Wehking, who joins the St. war, from March, 1918, until July 1, Louis offices, came to the Frisco outfit I have ever been around. We 1919. not only appreciate the loan of the from the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail- road where he had a service record wrecker, but also the good work done of six years. Chas. Walpole, for- TRAINS 96.5% 0. T. by Foreman Berkley and his crew. 1 merly soliciting freight and passenger The 3,762 passenger trains oper- had seen some of Mr. Berkley's work agent at Detroit, was transferred to ated on Frisco Lines during July were before we borrowed the wrecker in Chicago in the same capacity. He 96.5 per cent on time, according to a these cases and took occasion to tell him lie not only kept up his reputa- has been with the Frisco since Feb- statement issued by the general man- ruary 1, 1925, when he served as ager at Springfield. Mo.. August 10. tion but added to it very materially." assistant city ticket agent at i\lem- This compares with the correspond- phis. He was in the Detroit office ing month of last year, when 4,060 Records on other divisions during from October 25, 1928, until he re- trains were 96 per cent on time. July were: Eastern division, 558 ,, ceived his assignment in Chicago. Aniong the divisions, Western led trains, 96.1 per cent on time; South- Frank Brown, appointed to the New with 115 trains 100 per cent on time. western division, 523 trains, 96.9 per ' York office as soliciting freight and Central division was second with 310 cent on time; Northern division, 713 passenger agent, is a uew man with trains 99.4 per cent on time and River trains, 91.7 per cent on time, and f Frisco Lines, having come from the division had third highest percentage Southern division 724 trains, 97.5 per Xew Pork offices of JIontgomery- with 744 trains 98.8 per cent on time. cent on time. Page 19

TRIPOLI PLANT AT SENECA VISIT OZARK RESORTS ) THE FRONT COVER . "Business Is Good," Owners The Frisco Magazine is glad to Report hut90% moisture and it is placed in ,ubllsh on its front cover this large, open sheds, with covering over- nonth, a remarkable picture taken ,n August 10 of building construc- HE business depression, with its head, but open on all sides, where it :ion in one of its cities in this year resultant retrenchment in vaca- may dry out. It is left in these sheds 1 ,f the "Great Depression." T tion expenditures, may have om three to six months and Oklahoma City shows in this pic- damaged the revenues of many ex- ~t in to the plant in the city, :ure, that gloomy days haven't pensive northern resorts, but it has ._ .... 2ks. It is then dumped directly topped construction improvements brought good times to resort owners from th e trucks into the crusher n the capital of Oklahoma. A and operators in the Ozarks section of which gr lnds it down to small pieces total of $9,000,000 is represented in Missouri and Arkansas. about tw o inches in diameter. It then that picture on the front cover. Thousands of tourists are visiting The Skirvin Tower building, of goes to t he huge dryer and fro-nl there the hundreds of Ozark resorts on ammer mill and then to the :ourse, has progressed only so far as the excavation, but when its 26 Frisco Lines, it is reported, and if II which grinds it down to 1 stories are completed, the cost will prospective business for September is poader. The powder is screened to be upwards of $2,500,000. The com- realized, the year 1931 may be one give the desired sizing and is then pleted 33-story Ramsey Tower at long remembered by the resort own- .xked in burlap bags with paraffin the right cost the same amount; ers. paper Iirlers and it is ready for ship- the soaring First National Building Chief among the central points in ment 1lags range in size from 100 took $3,500,000 to complete, and the famous Ozark region are Rogers, 'n 200 pl ounds each. the 10-story Y. W. C. A. building, two blocks up the street, cost $500,- Arkansas, and Bella Vista. All of the 1 The I)!ant employs sixty people DOO. Quick work with your pencil important resorts in the entire sec- md it is the largest plant in Seneca. will find a total of $9,000,000, which tion may be reached within two hours uo Its main offices are at Seneca. indicates emphatically that Okla- by motor from either of these towns. Yo, wit11 a branch sales office in St. homa City isn't in the building and many of them are only a half Louis. doldrums, no matter what may be an horir away. the state of its oil fields. To wa tch the activities at the field The new Lane Hotel at Rogers, a The Chamber of Commerce there I- of spr :cia1 interest. A number of $256,000 hostelry constructed and wms ol! huge draft horses of three reminds us that this amount of construction isn't all that's going owned by G. A. "Gus" Lane of Little e a tc !am, haul the over-burden, on in town, by any means. Rock, is attracting hundreds of sum- msed b'y the steam shovel stripping, I In addition they point to the mer resorters this season. The hotel 'ran the point of stripping to a point Santa Fe railway improvement pro- is of &Ioorish design and more than rhere tlle ground has been worked, gram at a cost of $5,000,000; an 100,000 tourists are expected to regis- rhus 6111.ng in the huge holes made addition to the Federal building to ter in and out of its 75 rooms before I! the nlen in renloving this product cost $1,100,000; the new Biltmore the season is over. Already the Lane Irnm the ! ground. About one ton of hotel at $3,500,000; a $300,000 un- register shows visitors from Louisi- / whrrd en is moved for each ton of derpass; a $200,000 hospital ad- ana, Texas, Oklahoma. Kansas, Mis- woduced. The exposed sur- dition and other items of moment souri and Tennessee, and hundreds of , Tr;r;f ; ranging from fifty to one hundred .he Tripoli bed is cleaned to Arkansas residents have visited there thousand dollars. revent contamination by earth or over the week-ends. This hotel filled clap. Summed up, Oklahoma City's a decided need for adequate hotel present building program is in ex- hated at various parts of the land cess of $20,000,000, and shows facilities in that section, and has been >re the drying sheds. There are promise of running to $25,000,000 operated profitably since it opened on ~hirtpselren double decked sheds, 100 or better before 1931 reaches its June 1, 1929. I r 20 tee t, with a capacity of 13,000 gloomy end. Bella Vista. Arkansas, 12 miles away 1 *>ns (dry basis). They are con- The Chamber of Commerce cau- by highway from Rogers, is another imientl) located to the electric line tions us to mention that there is popular vacation spot in the Ozark 3d pree lent an interesting spectacle plenty of labor available locally, territory. aud several hundred guests and that job-seekers whom this + the 'rripoli is sorted for drying, are registered at Sunset Inn, the re- , story might attract to their city to its color. In one group sort's hotel, or occupying the SO0 cot- cordin! : will be disappointed. ' f sheds; will be the rose variety, And that, readers, is the only tages on the location. A unique at- -Me nc !arby sheds hold the cream paragraph in this story that we traction at Bella Vista is "The Cave", I hed. It is estimated that 16.264 regret to print. a subterranean room of large size, ms of t his product were produced in -W. L. H., Jr. which has been attractively equipped ,229 ancI declined to 13.118 tons in with dance floor and booths. Like the 1130 as o. result of the general decline Laue Hotel at Rogers. Bella Vista of- ' r businc ?SS. A Most Worthy Question fers an attractive dance orchestra for 'iVhlle there are many varieties of The jrrdge had just charged the dinner and supper dancing. Ripoli, resulting from differences in jury, "Is there any question any jury- Direct connection with Rogers is I . 8 ~osisyand particle size, the Seneca man would like to ask before con- made by Frisco passenger trains LS are the only ones in the en- sidering the evidence?" from both Kansas City and St. Louis, rnlted States which have at- "There's a couple of us jurymen, as well as from Fort 13'orth and Dal- any real econonlic importance. las, and other points on the line. ierefore evident that the phps- your honor," began one of the jurors, ructure and size of the "nat- "who would like to Bnow if the de- Frisco employes with friends con- particle, rather than the rela- fendant boiled the malt one or two templating Ozark vacations should slight difPerences in chemical hours and how does he keep the yeast talk Frisco Lines and Frisco resorts 1 nlyaes, are the important factors. out ?" in the Ozarks. DESCRIBE MEMPHIS BRIDGE E. M. CARR PROMOTED 1 ' INDIGESTIBLES! Copy of Memphis Com~nercialof I I?;. ,\I. Carr, fornlerly assistant gea May 12, 1892, Tells the Story According to the reports of Class I era1 claim agent, with headquarters 81 railroads for the first six months of Springfield, Mo., was made genera ISTORIANS engaged in re- 1931 there was a dewease of 37,910,- claim agent, September 1, accordin[ search, usually find newspapers, 444,000 net ton miles, or 17.9 per to an announcement issued by E. 'I contemporary with the subject cent under the corresponding period Miller, vice-president and geller? about which they seek information, in 1930, and a reduction of 64,180,- solicitor. are an excellent source of informa- 403,000 net ton miles, or 26.9 per cent Mr. Carr began his service sit tion and a copy of the Memphis Com- under the same period in 1929. The Frisco Lines in December, 1896, undu mercial, dated May 12, 1892, con- total freight traffic of Class I rail- R. H. Briggs, master mechanic 2 tributed to the Magazine by F. H. roads in the first six months of this blemphis, Tenn. He worked one yes. Hamilton, vice-president, secretary year was 174,328,623,000 net ton miles. as a locomotive fireman and one yes. and treasurer, proves quite con- Railroads in the Eastern District re- as a brakeman. In 1904 he went in[, clusively the efficacy of historians' ported a decrease of 18.1 per cent in the superintendent's office at Men method of procedure. This time- the volume of freight traffic handled phis and worked every desk in tha yellowed paper gives a complete his- in the first six months of 1931 as office. He went into the claim depar~ tory of the building of the Frisco's compared with 1930, while the South- ment in 1909, at Memphis, as claim bridge across the BIississippi at JIem- ern District reported a decrease of agent and on September, 1917, wee phis as well as considerable infor- 18 per cent and the Western District to JIonett as district claim agent. b mation about the trend of the times a decrease of 17.5 per cent. July, 1924, he was transferred to 3le1r in that era. The paper was sent to For the single month of June, 1931, phis as district claini agent, and ir Mr. Hamilton by S. E. Ferguson, there was a decrease of 6,159,528,000 January, 1928, was transferred 1, Frisco agent at Olathe, Kans., whose net ton miles under June, 1930, or Springfield as assistant general claiu father-in-law, William W. Fagan, was 17.9 per cent, while the decrease un- agent, where he served until his rr general superintendent of the Kansas der June, 1929, was 12,482,113,000, or cent al~pointment. City, Fort Scott and Memphis Rail- 30.6 per cent. way (now included in Frisco Lines) at the time the bridge was con- held the rights to build, but no pra, structed. bridge; however, at no place did it tical progress was made by that oi Of particular interest is the quaint give even the approximate date of ganization, and it was necessary tht: journalistic style employed in this the structure's completion or its cost, the permission be abrogated befori publication of the later nineteenth an inadvertance which would be in- a bridge could be constructed. 1. century which was regarded as a excusable on a modern newspaper. 1888, however, James Phelan, con. model newspaper of the south in its The articles are accompanied by gressman from the Tenth &istrict o day. The Memphis Commercial-Ap- sketches of the bridge under con- Tennessee, managed to get a law er. peal is its successor. struction. acted, which repealed the earlier per- Under verbless headlines were Talk of spanning the Mississippi at mission and authorized the constru~ listed the officials of the Kansas City AIemphis began about 1851, according tion of the bridge by the Kansas CiO and BIemphis Railway and Bridge to one account, but at that time the and Memphis Railway and Brit* Company and of the Kansas City, idea was generally regarded as an im- Company. The paper dealt with Memphis and Birmingham, and the possibility. As one of the pioneers every aspect of the legal situatior, Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis related it, "They (the sponsors of the even pointing out the law whir' Railway Companies. Following the bridge idea) found few supporters, would apply should the river ctianrp lists were biographical sketches of however, and most people laughed at its course, leaving the bridge 01 several of the officers. Portraits of them. A11 editorial suggesting hell land. the following were reproduced in old- as the only accessible foundation in As to testing the strength of tb fashioned, chalkline drawings: George Arkansas is a fair sample of the ridi- structure, the paper stated: *Ti> H. Nettleton, president of the com- cule that was dealt out to them in Memphis bridge will be subjected Ir panies mentioned above; John H. Sul- the press." As early as 1854, Mem- the severest test necessary, that i. livan, superintendent of the K. C., M. phis citizens had gone so far as to each span will have to bear tip and B.. Ry.; W. W. Fagan, superin- write David Maclagan, a famous Lon- weight of a train of the heaviest ob tende~tI<. C., F. S. and hi. Ry., and don engineer, regarding a bridge and tainable locomotives, the train beinr George S. Morrison, chief engineer of had been informed by him that the long enough to cover the entire spt the Kansas City and Memphis Bridge cost would probably outweigh any Eighteen engines will be pressed irm and Railway Company. Among the benefits that might be gained. service for the purpose and the dl: officials listed without portraits was Measurement showed the bridge to play is certain to be one of the mw Ralph BIodjeski, chief inspector, son be just 105 feet short of three miles novel and popular features of ti, of Madame Mojeski, a famous opera in length, the low ground on the celebration." The locomotive of tb;. prima donna of the nineties. Arkansas side of the river making a period had a total weight, with 1.- The subject of the bridge was dealt long approach necessary. der, of about 167,500 pounds, as car with from almost every conceivable The Commercial gives a detailed pared with our modern engin+ angle in this edition. Besides stories account of the various legal steps weighing 582,700 pounds. about the builders, it told, among taken before construction could go other things, about the beginning of forward, explaining the various con- the movement to build the structure, cessions made by the city to the Hero its size, the legal aspects of securing bridge company and relating the dif- Grandpa found out when he wi the land, etc., the passing of federal ficulty in securing federal permission the electric heating pad it interfere: legislation to authorize spanning the to build there. Sometime earlier a with the neighbor's radio, so now he'. river, and testing the completed bridge company had been formed and baked all over. Page 21

J. R. XIcGREGOR DIES Carriers Earn Only 2.15% in First Half Year I Pensioned Traffic Man Succumbs the United 1 st McMinnville, Tenn. LASS I railroads of of 19:3l, of which thirteen were in the States for the first six months Eastern, six in the Southern and ANY Frisco employes and of- of 1931 had a net railway oper- twenty-two in the Western District. ficials will be grieved to learn ating income of $238,550,140, which M of tlle death of James Rich- was at the annual rate of return of .JUIIP Enrni~zgsat Ratr of 2.33% mood MeGregor, pensioned division 2.15 per cent on their property in- Class I railroads for the month of ' freight and passenger agent of Birm- vestment, according to reports filed June alone had a net railway oper- ingham, who died at the home of his by the carriers with the Bureau of ating income of $50,162.553, which. sister in JIcMinnville, Tenn., August Railway Economics. In the first six for that month. was at the annual 3. He had been in ill health since his months of 1930, their net railway rate of return of 2.33 per cent on 31, 1929, retirement, October hut was operating income was $377,379,211 or their property investment. In .June, 3.46 per cent on their property in- 19:30, their net railway operating in- vestment. come was $69,162,585 or 3.27 per cent. Property investment is the value of Gross operating revenues for the road and equipment as shown by the month of June amoiinted to $369,810.- boolts of the railways, including ma- 398, compared with $444,951.454 in teriak, supplies and cash. The net June. 1930. a decrease of 16.9 per railway operating income is what is cent. Operating expenses in June to- left after the payment of operating taled $280,145,367 conlpared with expenses. taxes and equipment rent- $434,721,480 in tlie same month in als, but before interest and other fixed 1930, a decrease of 16.3 per cent. charges are paid. In the Western District-Class I This compilation as to earnings for railroads for the first six months in the first six months of 1931 is based 1931 had a net railway operating in- on reports from 171 Class I railroads come of $76,680,511, which was at the representing a totaI of 242.878 miles. annual rate of return of 1.98 per cent, on their property investment. Gross Rcurr~u~sDrop 18.8% For the same six nlolltlls in 1930, the Cross operating revenues for the railroads in that district had a net first six months of 1931 totaled $2,- railway operating income of $113,- lS7,4:<7,4:35, compared with $2,692,- 636,706, which was at tlle annual rate 255,942 for the same period in 1930. of return of 2.97 per cent on their or a decrease of 18.8 per cent. Oper- property investment. Gross oper- ating expenses for tlie first six ating revenues of the Class I railroads nlonths of 1931 amounted to $1.716,- in the Western District for the first 774.190. conlpared with $2,073.948.402 six-nlonth period this year amounted for the same period one year ago or to $802,122,144, a decrease of 18.4 a decrease of 17.2 per cent. per cent under the same period in Class I railroads in the first six 1930. while operating expenses to- months of 1931 paid $164,738,625 in taled $632,122,026, a decrease of 1S.1 taxes, conlpared with $lS0,298,.591 for per cent compared with the same the same period in 1930, a decrease of period in 1930. ed to bed only a .few days be- 8.6 per cent. For the month of Jme For the month of June alone, the is death. His funeral was held alone. the tax bill of the Class I rail- net railway operating income of the 10 p. m., August 5, and he was roads amounted to $27,492,263, a de- Class I railroads in the Western Dis- ' in the JIcGregor family Iot in crease of $3.611,46S under June the trict amounted to $20,220,952, The Riverview Cemetery at YC- previous year. net railway operating income of the ille. Forty-one Class I railroads oper- same roads in June. 1930, totaled $26.- NcGregor was born in JIcRIinn- ated at a loss in the first six months 022,130. March 2s. 1863. He entered the e of Frisco Lines twenty-seven ago as a ticket seller at Mem- ill iVcMinnville. He is survived by ERRORS ON DECLINE rnd came up through the ranks his sister, Miss Hattie JlcGregor of position of division freight and MchIinnville. He was active in Eighteen fewer errors were made lger agent, which he held when illasonic work, having the following in handling shipments on Frisco Lines i because of total disability. affiliations with that order: member during July than during June, accord- Ir to his Frisco service, he of Zamora Temple, A. A. 0. N. 31. S. ing to a statement issued August 8 d as a Western Union operator and a Captain Emeritus of Zamora by J. L. McCormack, superintendent rs a railway operator for the Temple Patrol; member of Cyrene of freight loss and damage claims. ?rn Kansas Railway at Ottawa. Comnlandery Xo. 10; member of Springfield, Mo. Errors during July 101, 1, Cherryvale and Winfield, Mineral City Chapter and mern- totaled 229 and during ,June 247. ber of King Solomon Lodge 460. Up Later he served as agent for Among the stations which compete Florida Southern Railway at to his death. he had received a total for the Group One least-error pen- Gorda, Fla., and as division pension allowance of $1,064. lger agent for the Queen and nant, Tulsa had the best record dur- ?nt Route at Dallas and Sew ing June. handling 20,272 shipments Helen: "Girls, I'm a dairy maid in with six errors. The pennant was IS. a candy kitchen." iediately following his retire- Eve: "What do you do?" sent to Tulsa from Memphis where it Mr. ?.IcGregor made his home Helen: "Milk chocolates." had been held d11ring July. Pogc 22

JOHN TILLERY CARRIES ON ROGERSVILLE "DRESSES UP' PICNIC BRINGS REVENUE Tubercular Frisco Employe Fight- The Frisco Colored Employes' Community Club Landscapes ing for Sustenance in Ala. Club of Birmingham deserves es- Frisco Park OME may think that there is noth- pecial commendation on its second annual picnic which was held at ing so bad as the present de- Cordova, July 18, because this en- S pression, and others that nothing thusiastic group of Frisco boosters is so bad as to have one's salary re- not only staged an outing which duced. But without calling one who provided genuine enjoyment for can see the light behind the dark everyone who attended, but also clouds a "Pollyanna," let us take the made the occasion one of profit to case of John M. Tillery. Frisco Lines. The receipts from He will be better known on the the special train operated that day totaled $416. Six hundred one em- Frisco's southern division, where he ployes and guests were in attend- served as a mechanic for five years. ance. A large share of credit for Prior to that he had served the L. g: the success of the day goes to N. and Birmingham Southern Rail- Steve Robinson, president of the roads. One day, due to ill health, he club, and T. J. Guice, chairman of made a trip to the St. Louis hospital, the entertainment committee, who where Dr. R. A. Woolsey, chief worked tirelessly on the details of HREE years ago the busher. surgeon, pronounced him a victim of the affair. men of Rogersville, Mo., decidr.' tuberculosis and he was forced to re- Tthat the Frisco right-of-way rur tire from active service at the age of 28 years. REDUCING PER DIEM town could be i~ He made a brave fight during the The concerted effort that is being- munity Club, an winter of 1930, and doctors who at- made over the system to reduce per town's merchant tended him said he would not live diem has produced some excellent re- about devising \ through the winter, but he managed sults recently, as is evident in the landscaping and to exist, and is today hanging onto cases cited below. the Frisco's gro life by sheer force and a determina- Car ATSF 32463, loaded with flour, the two public cr tion to live as long as possible. arrived in Nenfro, No., the morning street's limits. Mr. Tillery had a wife and four of July 28 in a through freight train With the he11 children and was absolutely without and was placed for unloading by a E. 31. Edie, Frisc means of support. In desperation he local at 10:OO a. m. This car was tiring efforts o turned one day to painting tire covers unloaded and released at 6:00 p. m. James and E. H. for the employes of Frisco Lines on the same day and was moved out by man, and his cr the Southern division, and in this a through train at 8:00 p. m. A total a quagmire durir work he has managed to eke out an of but ten hours had elapsed since has become a spa existence for his family, although the car had been placed. the citizens of there are many things which would Car UTL 20525, loaded with pe- Frisco employes s add to their comfort which they can- troleum oil. was received at Scam- Funds raised not have. mon, Kan., and spotted at 9:00 a. m. Club paid for Through the Frisco Magazine Mr. July 23. It was unloaded and released piping and pos Tillery has offered to paint tire covers at 2:30 p. m. and forwarded in extra grounds and the with the Frisco insignia in black, red 803 at 2:45 p. m. on the same day it Foreman Leming: and white for the price of $4.00, plus was received, having remained at Concrete flowt postage. which he will send C. 0. D. Scammon a total of 5 hours and 45 structed and the I He also paints scenes on canvas, minutes. F. ;\.I. Foltz is agent there. of Main street which he offers for sale. Car IC 331618 was received at Pop- time toward cut Mr. Tillery would appreciate an or- lar Bluff in train 868 at 2:30 p. m., moving the rubbi der from any Frisco employe who July 16, and was spotted and un- hedges, flowers a might wish one of these tire covers, loaded by 4:00 p. m. It moved out The Frisco do or a scene along the Frisco's right of toward the owning line the next morn- cinders and two 8 way. ing in train 869, having been at grading and fillir He may be reached by addressing Poplar Bluff only about twelve hours zens paying the c him at Altoona, Ala., Route No. 2. If before it started on its home move- from the cars a: tire covers are ordered, he would like ment. doing the actual to have the patron specify the size of Twenty-three cars were received Benches and 1 the tire. from the T&P at 2:45 a. m., August by the town and "If you have health," Mr. Tillery 13. They were moved to Immermore, of the live oak tl saps, "it is your richest gift. There Texas, loaded with cattle, then to invitation to the is nothing quite so depressing as to Fort Worth and were delivered to the well as to the tc have lost that greatest gift, with a T&P at 5:30 p. m. on the same day visitors. family still dependent on you for sup- without incurring per diem. The circular, gl port." ing the depot a Yes, there are a great many things easy access to th worse than the depression and to you will find that your health will act business wit1 have one's salary reduced. Weigh enable you to regain the salary cut, The "Hobo's C your health on the same scales with and these periods of depression do not the Community ( the depression or a cut in salary, and last a lifetime. pay for a caretal Pagc 23

CASUALTIES DOWN MERITORIOUS SERVICE PLUNKETT PLUNKS ONE! Total casualties on Frisco Lines I Cases frequently come to ihe at- decreased 21.5 per cent during July tention of the magazine depart- and 26.7 per cent during the first CENTRAL DlVlSlON ment in which an employe is in- seven months of the year, compared July 20-W. V. Jameson, conductor; strumental In bringing about rapid with the corresponding periods of last J. T. Baker, engineer; E. G. Copeland, handling of foreign equipment, but the instance below in which year, according to the monthly state- fireman, and C. L. Shipley and A. R. C. A. Plunkett, agent at Latour, ment on the subject issued August 7 Williams, brakemen, the crew han- Mo., not only obtained a car of corn by C. H. Baltzell, director of accident dllng train 797, found a tree had under highly competitive circum- prevention. bloan down and fouled telegraph stances but also saw that the car Enlploye casualties decreased 28.5 wires. They stopped the train and was unloaded and moved out with per cent during July and 34 per cent cleared the wire trouble. Five merits exceptional speed is believed to be almost without parallel. during the first seven months, com- each. pared with 1930, the report states June 25-Steve Jet t, section fore- Mr. Plunkett learned that B. D. further. Anlong the different depart- man, Brentwood, Ark., discovered a McKay, living near Holden, Mo., was to receive a car of corn. He ments maintenance of way led with brake bean1 dragging and flagged a reduction of 41.8 per cellt during train. Five merits. immediately got in touch with Mr. McKay and obtained the shipment, July and 40 per cent during the first C. J. Rimer, agent a Eram, Okla., despite the fact another road runs seven months. Mechanical department ascertained destination of carloads of through Mr. McKay's farm and his was second during July with a 19.6 hay being loaded at hls station before land adjoins the station of Fen- per cent decrease and transportation cars started and had west bound hay wick on still another road. The department was second during the loaded out first on west end of track corn was loaded into car CMStP&P first seven months, with a reduction and east bound hay loaded out first 707620 at Kansas City, July 11, and I of 31.2 per cent. Transportation de- at east end of track saving switching arrived at Latour in train 59 July 13. The consignee unloaded the partment showed a decrease of 9 per movements and avoiding waste of cent during July and mechanical de- fuel. Commended. car and it was moved toward the owning line the same day it was partment showed a reduction of 27.6 1 J. P. McClure and Burl Cardwell, received in train 58, the first train per ceut durirlg the Brst seven agents, were commended for courte- after the car was set out. months. ous treatment given shipper while handling heavy business at Purdy. Casualties among non-employes de- creased 4.5 per cent in July and 7.6 1 WESTERN DIVISION man, and A. Parker, section laborer, both of Vanduser, loaded 50 grain per cent during the first seven 1 C. E Jones, conductor, Enid, Okla.. doors at Vanduser, destined to Camp- months. Among the different classi- dfacovered a broken frog in main line bell, in order to save delay by moving fications, licensees led with a decrease track at Enid. Five merits. the next morning. They performed of 65.2 per cent during July and a 50 Ado Linderer, B&B foreman, Enid, this service after completing a day's per cent decrease the first seven Okla., assisted in repairing track at work and thereby controlled com- months. Passengers were second Cold Springs. July 9, where engine petitive bustness. Five merits each. with a decrease of 27.7 per cent dur- 1817 derailed. H'is work with his ing July and 14.5 per cent during the crew saved considerable delay. Com- NORTHERN DlVlSlON first seven months of the year. I mended. July 22-H. 31. Cloud, dispatcher, RIVER DlVlSlON W. J. Sweezy, night ticket clerk, and C. W. Steelsmith, janitor, assisted in West Tulsa, detected a bad order May 23-Ralph Burge, engineer at handliug passengers and mail for switch in the Okmulgee yard and Chaffee, discovered several box cars train 307 when it was necessary to called attention to its condition. Five on fire and hurried to roundhouse and detour that train because of a mill merits. 1 handled engine and with assistance burning at Webb City. Commended. SOUTHERN DlVlSlON d yardmaster pulled other cars out of track, preventing further damage. July 28-J. Mr. Davidson, brakeman. A. E. Underwood, yard clerk, Pen- Fifteen merits. Olathe, Kans., noticed brake beam sacola, noticed flats stenciled as 43 May 14-Guss Wietheuchter and down on tank car in train 130 as it feet long were only 41 feet 6 inches Chas. Kizer, firemen, while dead- passed his train, No. 140, at Paola. long and reported it so that substi- heading tra'in 807, removed and load- No. 130 was stopped at Hillsdale and tution could be made. Five merits. ed side rod of engine which slipped the defect remedied because of his .July 1s-Geo. I. Jones, agent, Mag. a tire at Imperial. Ten merits each. report. Five merits. nolia, while off duty, secured tools anb June 18-A. W.Aubuchon, engineer, July 31-E. L. Monroe, conductor, with aid of an engine watchman re- and J. L. Burnett, fireman, were com- and L. A. Heinrich, brakeman, both paired car which had been set out at. , mended for good fuel performance of of Fort Scott, Kans., ran over an ob- Magnolia with broken train line. Ten .' hain 838. engine 4030. ject and stopping their train fcund merits. June 14-W. C. Richter, operator, brakebeam safety carrier iron stuck KANSAS CITY TERMINAL Crystal City, learned that engine 1021, in tie and lying across west rail. Com- July 24-E. H. Adams, yard clerk, train 807, had skipped a tire at Im- mended. 1 , Kansas City. while checking a trans- 1 perial, and drove to Horine in auto- July 13-5. M. Robinson, engineer, fer, discovered Wabash car 76578 mobile to deliver orders to crew of Monett, Mo., permitted fireman, who moving as empty when it was partly 802, saving delay to trains involved. was x promoted man, to handle train 1 loaded with fiour. Five merits. 1 Twenty merits. from Cherryvale to Neodesha in or- June 24-5. F. Yount, conductor. der to save delay when coal was back BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL assisted crew in rebrassing dining car out of the fireman's reach and fired J. B. Butner, car inspector, found a Yo. 632, at Neelys, while deadheading. me engine himself. Ten merits. broken rail in track No. 6, East Pive merits. SOUTH WESTERN DIVISION Thomas, on August 9 and reported it. July 24-T. P. Adkins, section fore- July 12-W. B. Steelman, brakeman, Commended. Page 24

OWNS ANCIENT VIOLIN DAMAGE DOWN 43% I AGENCY CHANGES I The number of cars damaged by rough handling continues to decrease as the pear progresses. according to The following were installed per- the report issued August 7 by th~ manent agents at the stations which car accountant at Springfield, No.. follow their names: which shows that during the first Oliver C. Beavers, Capleville, Tenn., seven months of the year, the nom July 20. Emmett F. Daugherty, ber of cars damaged from this cause Crocker. Mo... Julv- 17. Otis E. Havs.-. decreased 45.5 per cent and the mone- tary amount of the damage decreased Fayette Junction, July 20. Elmer A. Mrs. G. E. Harris, wife of the 69.8 per cent, both in comparison with Harbin, Festus, Wo., July 17: Alfred Frisco's division surgeon at Hugo. H. Charleville, McBride, No., July 20. the corresponding period of last year. Okla., is proud, indeed, of a rare old The per cent of increase in the Elda R. Smith, Osceola, Ark., July 16. violin, said to be one of the oldest nnmber of cars handled per car dam- Claude E. Hall, Portia. Ark., July 16. in the United States. It was made in aged amounted to 55.6 per cent and Thomas H. Vaughn, Sullivan, Mo., 1.517 by Gaspard Duiffo Pruggar of the amount of damaged per car han- July 3. James 0. Smith. Arkin- Italy, and only two others of similar dled was reduced 64.29, compared with da. Ark., July 22. John R. Marlowe. age aud by the same maker exist in the first seven months of last year. Clayton, Okla., July, 25. IVilliam Mc- the entire country. It is a splendid Aniong the divisions. Western kenzle, Eddy, Okla., July 21. Edward example of the wood carver's art in ranked first, handling 97,641 cars Schl'icht, Fairland, Okla., July 27. those by-gone days, and in place of without damage, and Xorthern diuir James J. Corum, Troy, Okla., July 24. the usual scroll at the end of the in- ion was given second place with six1 James J, blorgan, Wali~ritRidge, Arli.. strument. the maker carved a splen- cars damaged in handling $525.335. July 23. Bliss Mary Frances War- did head, said to be that of St. Peter. Southwestern division damaged 8 out thon, Bonanza, Ark., July 29. Earl J. Engraved around the body of the of 495,532 cars handled and Eastern Sutterfield, Crescent, 310.. July 28. violin is a Latin inscri1)tion which, division seven out of 415,430. Claude E Hall, Grtbbs, 4rli.. July 31. translated. reads : "From the grand- Tulsa led the terminals with nine John E. Johnson, Headricli, Okla., son of Gastro to his dear daughter cars damaged out of 416,545 handled July 31. George $1. Doggett, Olustee. Therese." Mrs. Harris received the und St. Louis was second with 11 Okla., July 31. Cecil JI. IVatkins, violin from her paternal grandfather, tlaniaged out ol' 350,716 handled. Portia, Ark., July 31. Orville D. Eastwood, of McMinnville, Tenn.. and Kansas City was ranlied third by the Hathaway, Arkinda, Ark.. August 4. the instrument has been in her Camily report, damagiiig 16 out of ::86,1?3 Reinhard Stephan, Cuba, i\Io., August for several generations. Its antiquity cars handled. 9. Walter S. Johnston, Dell, Ark., and beauty has attracted great at- No cars were tlaniaged ont of the August 10. Floyd K. McDaniel. Ever- tention, and the Dallas Journal re. 69,046 handled there duriiig this firvt ton, ?do., August 10. James G. Brem- cently carried a story and 1)ictures of seven months. This compares to that ington, Festus, $10.. August 10. John the instrument in its Sunday edition. period of last year. when 9 cars were D. Foreman, Medora, Kans., August. damaged out of 76,787 and the year 5. William C. Richter, Menfro. 310.. before when 11 cars were damaged August 6. Frank M. Wilhelm, Miller- No audit of accounts was made, as out of 53.772 handled. ton, Okla., August 3. J. W. Summers, they are handled by cashier. Pocahontas, Ark., August S. Paul A. -4lbert L. Causey was installed per- 4rk.. July 30. A. D. Lasater had been Derington, Salt Fork. Okla., August manent ticket agent at Amagan, Ark.. acting agent since July 24. 10. William A. Maberry, Schulter, efCective July 24. He had been acting Effective July 31, the ticket onlc ,Okla.. August 5. Victor E. Hopltins. agent since April 7. J. J. Causey, for- ageucy at Oronogo. No., was closed Wittenberg, >lo., August S. Homer mer agent, died July 14. and account, ticket stock, records M. Ferguson, Everton, 310.. August Chester F. Rogers was installed transferred to R. J. Allison, freight 14. Earl H. McClure, Fagus, Mo., Au- temporary agent at klouiltaiii Park. agent at Oronogo .Junction. making gust 12. Alvin E. Trotter, Keysville, Okla., effective July 23. He had been that station, which was formerly a Xo., August 12. James 31. Johnson. acting agent since July 15. freight only agency, a regular freight Perryville Junction, August 11. Rob- Effective July 23, Rush Tower, No., and ticket agency. ert E. Layman, V'alnut Ridge, Ark., ticket only agency was closed. A change of agents was made at August 13. Effective July 24, Siinpson. Okla.. Jasper,. 41% C. A. Billingsly, regular The following were installed tem- Central division, Ardmore sub-divis- agent,' taking over the station Au. porary agents at the stations which ion, opened as a ticket only agency. gust 6. No audit ot accouuts was follow their names : Jlrs. Ura Belle Russell was installed made, as they are handled by cashier Ira Hyatt, Grubbs, Arli.. July 16. ticket agent. C. C. Ogle was installed temporary William .J. Ludwig, Pocahontas, Ark., Effective July 22, a change of agent at JIillerton. Okla., August 3. July 15. Burl Cardwell, Purdy, ;\'lo., agents was made at Weleetka, Okla., Transfer was niade between agenls July 13. Joseph S. Avard, Ames, Eriiest B. Paliner taking charge as to be verified later. Okla., July 22. George W. White. temporary agent. No audit of ac- Andrew L. Kreamelmeyer \\as in. Poteau. Okla., July 27. Kelse R. counts was made, as Palmer is also stalled agent, St. Louis G. F. 0.. vice Stapleton. Ames. Okla., August 11. cashier and will continue to handle F. C. Bymaster, August 4. Joseph S. Avard, Eagle City. Olda., accounts. August 12. Robert C. West was installed per- Teacher (pointing to a picture of a -- inanent baggage agent at Birmiiig- zebra): "Here is something that . comes from Africa. Can anyone tell A change of agents was made at ham, Ala., vice J. C. Finley, July 31. me what it is?" , Jasper. Ala. William N. Lawhorn was Mrs. Irene V. Bean was installed Johnny: "It looks like a horse in installed temporary agent July 13. perinaiient agent at Alountainburg, a bathing suit."

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS Ofice of Fuel Agent, Sf. Louis

UR fuel performance in freight FITCH. G. TIFFAXY and L. F. handled 3,461 tons, burned 1.510 gal- service, July this year as coni- GRIMES, engine 958, June 24, burned lons oil, performance 5.6 gallons or 0 pared to July last year, was ex- 294 scoops for a performance of 91 66 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. actly the same, with a unit consump- pounds per switch locomotive mile. Engineer WALROD, fireman HIG. tion of 141 pounds per 1,000 gross ton Engineer W. BECKERLEY, fireman GIKBOTHAM, engine 4152, train 439, miles each period and compares to REED, switch crew GLORE, CARNER Afton to West Tulsa. July 17, handled 143 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles and PHILLIPS, engine 957, June 26, 2,207 tons, burned 1,108 gallons oil. during the month of June, 1931. burned 255 scoops for a performance performallce 6.4 gallons or 76 pounds The showing was very good, con- of 79 pounds per switch locomotive per 1,000 gross ton miles. sidering the heavy reduction in gross mile. Engineer CONWAY, fireman CHAP. tons per train mile from 1,543 tons Engineer THIEL, fireman WEBB, MAX, engine 4154, train 535, West July last year to 1,389 tons per train engine 957, July 1, burned 255 scoops Tulsa to Francis. August 6, handled this year. for a performance of 69 pounds per 2,074 tons, burned 1,713 gallons oil. Four divisions had a decrease in snitch locomotive mile. performance 7.3 gallons or 87 pounds their performance while tour had an Monett: Engineer RUGGLES, fire- per 1,000 gross ton miles. increase, the Texas Lines having an man TURNER, engine 834, July 16, E n g i 11 e e r McKINLEY, fireman excepbionally large decrease of 20.98 burned 2 tons coal, performance 83 SHORTRIDGE, engine 1103, train 409, per cent, their performance for July pounds per switch locomotive mile. Oklahoma City to Fort Sill, August this year 125 pounds per 1,000 gross Engineer PETERS, fireman EBNER, 13, handled 638 car miles, burned 655 ton miles as compared to 158 pounds engine 1216, July 12, burned 2% tons gallons oil, performance 1.03 galtons per 1,000 gross ton miles July a year coal for a performance of 104 pounds per car mile. ago. Incidentally this division was per switch locomotive mile. Engineer C. E. JOHNSON, fireman the only one of the eight which had St. Louis Terminal: Engineer JOHN an increase in train haul, their gross 'SHORTRIDGE, extra 1613, Quanah TICE, fireman R. TICE, engine 3747, to Oklahoma City, July 21. handled tons per train mile being 909 this July 15, burned 263 scoops for a per- 221.144 gross ton miles, burned 1.724 year as compared to 824 July last formance of 71 pounds per switch lo- gallons oil, performance 7.8 gallons year. comotive mile. oil per 1.000 gross ton miles. In passenger service the perform- ance increased from 13.9 pounds per WESTERN DlVlSlON Engineer H. P. PALMER, fireman WHEELAND. extra 1626, Quanah to passenger car mile Jllly last year to Perry Sub: Engineer GRAMAN, 14.0 pounds per passenger car mile Oklahoma City. August 5, handled fireman WILSON, engine 1343, train 244.898 gross ton miles, burned 1.975 July this year, an increase of 72/100 634. Enid to West Tulsa. July 21. of 1 per cent. gallons oil, performance 7.7 gallons handled 232,320 gross ton miles, per 1.000 gross ton miles. The Eastern division was the only burned 1.440 gallo~isoil, performa11c.e division of the eight having a de- 6.2 gallons per 1.000 gross ton miles. Engineer BERRY, fireman LOVE. LACE, engine 1613, train 436, Quanal~ crease, their performance being 11.6 Engineer MacFARLINE, fireman to Oklahoma City, August 8, handled pounds per passenger car mile July YOUNGMAN, engine 1326, train 634, 367,748 gross ton miles, burned 2.079 this year as compared to 13.0 July last Enid to West Tulsa. August 8, gallons oil, perfornlance 5.6 gallons year, a decrease of 10.77 per cent. handled 229,560 gross ton miles, per 1,000 gross ton miles. Switch service, while rather dis- burned 1.500 gallons oil, performance Engineer W. H. SAWYER, fireman appointing as a whole, with a 3.08 6.5 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. per cent increase, was better on some 0. h1. HANKES, conductor CASSIDF. Engineer BOONE, fireman OGLE, divisions and terminals. Five of the engine 4109. train 535. West Tulsa to engine 18.5, train 609, Tulsa to Enid, eight divisions and two of the six Weleetka, June 27, handled 168.SOC terminals showing a decrease. August 11. handled 625 car miles, gross ton miles. burned 1.611 gallons A number of good perforlllances are burned 787 gallons oil. performance oil, performance 9.5 gallons per 1.001 1.25 gallon per car miles. shown below. gross ton miles. EASTERN DIVISION SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION NORTHERN DIVISION Springtield Terminal: Engineer J. Engineer J. 0. THOMPSON, fire- Engineer LYONS. fireman JOHS THIEL, fireman R, hIOTZ, switch man ICE, engine 4152, West Tulsa to SON, engine 4140, train 167. Ft. Scott crew 0. B. SMITH, W.C. WARD and Afton, July 9, handled 3,388 tons, to Cherokee, August 3, handled 98,230 W. F. WOOD, engine 957, June 25, burned 1,109 gallons oil, performance gross ton miles, burned 6 tons coal. , burned 253 scoops coal for a perform- 4.1 gallons or 48 pounds per 1,000 performance 122 pounds per 1,OOn ance of 79 pounds per switch locomo- gross ton mile. gross ton miles. tive mile. Englneer WESTPHAL, fireman H. Engineer ALEXANDER. fireman Engineer HOGUE, flreman ALEX- PETERSON, engine 1512, train 9. YANTZI, engine 4201, train 130, Ft. ANDER, switch crew H. E. FITCH, T~rlsato Oklahoma City. handled 11 Scott to Paola, August 3, handled W. HARPEY and E. BRASHEARS. cars 116 miles on 1,008 galIons oil. 249.945 gross ton miles, burned 7 tone engine 960, June 24, burned 289 performance 79 gallons or 8.4 pounds coal, performance 56 pounds per 1,OW scoops for a performance of 90 per 1,000 gross ton miles. gross ton miles. pounds per switch locomotive mile. Engineer E. T. HUMPHREY, fire- Engineer AUGHTON. fireman NOR- Engineer N 0 R M A N, fireman man W. HURT. engine 4121. train TOK, engine 4025, train 157, Ft Scott SCHAHUBER, switch crew H. J. 438. West Tulsa to Afton, JuIy 16. to. Neodesha..._ . August- ., 5. handled 127: gross ton miles. performance 141 MILLER, engine 4006, train extra MARE CHANGES JULY 10 ~dsper 1,000 gross ton miles. north, Chaffee to Lindenwood, July 26, Extensive chauges in the official ~gineerR. McCRU%I, fireman F. handled 346.556 gross tone niiles, personnel of the operating depart- ,L, engine 4216, train 130, Ft. bnrned 14 tons coal, performance SO ment were announced on July 10 by t to Paola, August 6. handled pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. Mr. H. L. Worman, vice-president in 135 gross ton miles, burned 8 tons Engineer . D. HILDEBRAND. fire- charge of operation. They are as fol- , perforniance 60 pounds per 1,000 man HUTCHISON, engine 4010. train lows: s ton miles. 8'38. Chaffee to Lindenwood. Juue 27. H. B. Wilson, who has been assist- ~gineer BESSET, fireman FET- handled 270,618 gross ton miles. ant superintendent of the Northern .S, engine 4139. train 138, Afton burned S tons coal, pe~formance 59 division at Joplin, No., was trans- t, Scott, August 1, handled 405,000 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. ferred to Joplin as trainmaster. E. s ton miles, burned 16 tons coal, Engineer BAEKLEY, fireman ANS- 0. Daughtrey, assistant superintend- wniance 70 pounds per 1,000 ELM, engine 4030, train 832, Yale to ent of the Western division, became s ton mlles. Chaffee, Angust 6, handled 255,576 trainmaster at Enid. F. C. Gow, as- ~gineer C. VIELBIG, fireman C. gross ton miles. burned 16 tons coal. sistant superintendent on the Western IELLINOER, engine foreman H. perPorn1ance 62 pou~~dsper 1,000 division, returned to his former job IAILEY, helpers F. E. WTLMOT gross ton miles. as conductor on the Southwestern di- W. L. MEYERS. engine 3731. July Englneer D 0 U G H T Y, fireman vision. J. L. AInmma, assistant super- ansrs City yard, burned two tons KISER, engine 441. train 875. Cape intendent on the River division, be- for r performance of 86 pounds to Hoxie. August 12. handled 417 car came trainmaster at Chaffee. James switch locomotive mile. miles, burned 4 tons coal. perforni- A. Hutchison, assistant snperintend- ~gineer A. E. AUBUCHON, fire- ance 19 pounds per passenger car ent on the Southwestern division. re- H. L. BURNETT. engine 4030. mile. signed from the service. E. ?. Olson, I 888, Memphis to Chaffee, Engineer McCONACHIE, fireman assistant superintendent on the River lled 658,360 gross ton miles, FOULK, engine 4024, train 838, Yale division at Chaffee, returned Po his ed 16 tons coal. performance 39.5 to Chaffee, J~ly24, haudled 3098 tons, former position as trainmaster at ds per 1,000 gross ton miles. burned 15 tons coal, performance 90 Hugo. Oltla. J. W. Claiborne, assist- gineer H. L. WILSON, fireman pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. ant Superintendent on the River di- ENRY, engine 4207, train 136, Engineer HIPPARD, fireman RIG- ry to Yale. handled 2.691 tons. vision, in charge of branch lines, was 4006, 838. 02 gross ton miles. burned 10 DON. engine train Chaffee given additional main line territory. to St. Marys, July 21, handled 1,376 coal, performance GO pounds per 0. N. Watts. assistant superintendent tons, burned 3lh tons coal, perform- gross ton miles. of the Rolla Sub was transferred to ance 73 pounds per 1.000 gross ton gineer J. J. JACKSON, fireman the St. Louis Sub. Harry Gabriel. as- miles. LOSELL. engine 1526, train 107, sistant superintendent of the Pensa- phis to Amory, July 26, handled TEXAS LINES cola Sub on the Southern division. was transferred to the Central divi- passenger car miles, burned 906 St. L. & S. F. & T. Sub: Engineer sion as assistant superintendent at ns oil, performance 59.4 gallons .M. H. SMITH, fireman W. C. CRAIS, Hugo. He succeeded L. C. Beazley, passenger car mile. engine 1240, train 34, Ft. Worth to who became trainnlaster. Howard glneer GARY, fireman ROSEN- Sherman, July 3, handled 146.172 Hurnphreys, superintendent of termi- G, engine 1520, train 105, Spring- gross to11 miles, burned 1,143 gallons nals at Pensacola, Fla., had his juris- to Thayer, August 2, handled oil, performance 7.8 gallons per 1,000 diction extended on the Pensacola passenger car miles, bnrned gross ton miles. gallons oil. performance SO gal- Sub to Magnolia. H. R. Wade, as- Engineer R. L. LAUTERBACH, per car mile. sistant superintendent in charge of firenlan J. B. CHESHIER, engine 739, gineer RIGGS, fireman McGIG territory from Amory to Magnolia train 35. Sherman to Ft. Worth, July engine 4203, train 131, Spring- had his jurisdiction extended to cover 11. handled 134,020 gross ton miles, to Thayer. August 8, handled the Columbus sub-division. E. E. burned 782 gallons oil, performance 10 gross ton miles. burned 14 Carter. assistant superintendent at 5.83 gallons per 1.000 gross ton miles. ' tons coal, performance 105 pounds Neodesha. was transferred to Joplin. F. W. & R. G. Sub: Engineer T. B. I per 1,000 gross ton miles. Wo.. from which point he will direct Engineer BRAKE, fireman TUR- STEPP, fireman H. LACKEY, engine the territory of Assistant Superin- SER, engine 4212, train 131, Spring- 1243, train extra north, Dublin to Ft. tendent H. B. Wilson, as well as re- field to Thayer, August 10, handled Worth, local freight, Jnly 2, 1iandIed taining his present territory. ?55,000 gross ton miles, burned 12 76,592 gross ton miles. b~~rned75s tons coal, performance 93 pounds per gallons oil, performance 9.8 gallons 1,000 gross ton miles. per 1,000 gross ton miles. of 7 gallons oil per 1.000 gross ton I niiles. Engineer PHILLIPS. fireman ING- Seymour Sub: Engineer W. C. BUT- LER, fireman BURCHELL, engine 3. Sherman Sub: Engineer McALIS- I RAX, engine 4204, train 131, Thayer TER, to Neniphis, August 9, handled 362,000 train extra local east, Seymour to fireman J. B. CLINTON, engine goss ton miles, performance 49 Mineral Wells, July 7, haudled 66,696 4159, train 535, Francis to Sherman, pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. gross ton miles, burned 1.145 gallons July 17, handled 198,165 gross ton oil, performance 17 gallons per 1.000 miles, burned 1,512 gallons oil. per- I RIVER DIVISION gross ton miles. formance 7.6 gallons per 1.000 gross ton miles. Englneer HILDERBRAND, fireman RED RIVER DlVlSlON - - HLTTCHISON, engine 4006,. train 832, Chaffee to St. Marps, July 29, handled Creek Sub: Engineer CONWAY, Man at the gate to little boy: "Is 204.400 gross ton miles, bwned 6 tons fireman CHAPMAN, engine 4114, train your mother home?" coal, performance 57 po~undsper 1,000 535, West Tulsa to Francis, July 17, Little Boy: "Sap, yon don't suppose gross ton miles. handled 205,770 gross ton miles. I'm mowing this lawn because the Engineer R. EDWARDS, firenlan T. 1,urnecl 1.405 gallol~soil, performance grass is long do you?" WILLIAM \V E S S L E Y WOLFE, Scvrrr Frisco I-irres vrtcmrr crr~ployrs. CHARLES WHITE, passenger con- passenger conductor. Southwestern ZL~~IJZro11~1)irrcd servicc of 231 ycnts and ductor. Northern division, was re- division, was retired May 19, 1931, 10 r~rorrflrs,wctc rrliretl nrrd plnccd on tired June 30. having reached the Rge because of total limit. He mas d i s a b ility. He thr I'orsiorr Roll nl ff rrrcrlirry of the born at Mecca, was born at Lar- Rontrl of Pcirsiorrs, held Jrily 20. 1931. Ind.. J u n e 21, well. Ind., Nay 17, nt /kc St. 1.oxi.r pvrctnl offkc. 1861, and attend- 1879, and attend- ed school there. ed school at Ft. After working a Wayne. Ind. At short time in a the age of 16 he children, all of whom are living except lead mine at Jop- entered the em- one. Mr. and Mrs. Rector live at lin. Mo.. he en- ploy of the Penn- Chaffee, No. Continuous service of tered the employ sylvania as a ma- 20 years and 7 months entitles him of Frisco Lines ter hoy and after- to a pension allowance of $21.95 a as a switchman wards worked for at Joplin in the Rock Island. month, effective from June 1, 1931. '. 1.JOE He entered the March, 1882. He made his first service of Frisco Lines as a brake- trip as a freight COIldoctor out 01 man at Sapulpa, Okla,, December 17, Joplin in 1336 and his first trip as a 1902, and was promoted to freight PETER MYERS, conductor. East- passenger conductor in 1S9L. He conductor February 4, 1903. He be. ern division, was retired May 26, be- married Amelia Needt came a passenger conductor July 14, cause of total disability. He was born lam of Galena. Iian., in 1884, and to t hem were 1911, working extra out of Sapulpa at- - Jefferson- - - - - Citv.-. born and then regularly out of Oklahoma Mo., February 14, three children, all of w.horn are living. City. He married Grace Pearl Fo- 1871, and attend- Mrs. White is dead. 7LIr. Ml~itelives alesong at San Antonio, Tex., April ed public schools at Monett. Continuou s service of 48 30. 1913, and to them was born one there. After work- years and 11 months entitles him to son. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe live at ing as a tailor in a pension allowance of $103.85 eflec- Honett, Mo. Continuous service of St. Joseph, Seda- tive from July 1, 1931 28 years and 4 months entitles him lia and St. Louis to a pension allowance of $50.85, ef- and as a hrake- fective from June 1, 1931. man on the Mis- souri Pacific and GEORGE \VASHIN( :TON JIITCH- 3Iissouri-ICansas - ELL, section laborer, Lebanon, ?do.. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN RECTOR, Texas. 11 e en- was retired Novembe~r 15, 1930, be- machinist. Chaffee, Mo., was retired tered the employ P. MYERS cause o f total January 15. 1931, because of total dis- of Frisco Lines disability. H e ability. He was June 27, 1896, as a brakeman between was born at Bour- born at Windsor, St. Louis and Newburg. On March bon, Mo., October I1 I., September 15, 1900, he began working as a 26, 1872, and at- 17. 1862, and at- brakeman and extra conductor and tended school in tended school in at the end of a year he became a Crawford C o u n- and near Wind- ty, Mo. He en- sor. . After en- regular freight conductor and served in that capacity until August 5, 190.5. tered the employ ' gaging in rail- of Frisco Lines at road and other when he was promoted and worked Bourbon in 1900 work for a time, as freight and passenger conductor as a track work- he entered the until 1917. He held a regular pas- er and remained employ of Frisco senger run from then until retire- a in that capacity W. JIITCHELL Lines in Novem- ment. He married Minnie Yable throughout his G. ber, 1903, as an R. F. RECTO13 Whitalter at St. Louis, Mo., January service. He married Bessie Shields engineer at Cape 19, 1898, and to them was born one at Coll~ay,310.. Janua~ry 28. 1921, and Girardeau, 110. He became disabled daughter. RIr. and Mrs. AIyers live in 1905, and afterwards served suc- to them was born a daughter. Mr. cessively as inspector, store room at 6969 hIarquette Avenue, St. Louis. and Mrs. Mitchell liv e at Lebanon. , supply man, engine and train supply Continuous service of 34 years and AIo. Continuous serrilce of 21 years man, and tool supply man. He mar- 11 months entitles him to a pension and 4 months entitles him to a pen- , ried Mary Elizabeth Griffith at Sherm- allowance or $77.85 n month, effective sion allowance of $20.()0 a month, el- way, Ill., and to them were born five from July 1, 1931. fective from May 1, I 931. 1 Sc, I\TICHAEL JAMES BARRETT, lo- freight traffic manager on July 1,1916, counting department of the I<. C. C. cor notlve engineer. River division. and received the promotion to his & S. Railway, being later promoted ca s retired December 1. 1930, because present position on March 1. 1928. to treasurer of the company ancl serv- of t~taldisability. He was born at having served from July 1, 1922, until ing as such until his retirement, which Clc mmeel, Ireland, September 29, 1864, that date in the same capacity as was due to his having reached the age 1 am1 was educated in St. Louis. attend- chief clerk to the freight traffic man- limit on December 1.5, 1924. ' ...in? St. Louis University. After work- ager. He is survived by four daughters. ing : on the St. L. I. M. and s., the He is survived by his wife, Agnes Mrs. S. A. Tarbox, Mrs. R. W. Reed. Salnta Fe and T. and P., he entered Koehler Bymaster, brother, uncle and Mrs. Myrtle Bowen, all of Springfield the ! employ of Frisco Lines April 5, brother-in-law. He was a member of and Mrs. L. E. Martin of St. Louis. 1906, as a Iocomotive engineer at Beacon Lodge No. 3. A. F. and A. &I.; He is also survived by two sisters. Ca:pe Girardeau, Mo. He was pro- Bellefontaine Chapter No. 25, R. A. Mrs. Jessie Giln~oreof Denver. Colo.. n1o led to road foreman of equipment 31.; Yorlr Council No. 4, R. and S. M.; and Mrs. Lloyd Porter of Salt Lake Sovember 1, 1922, and afterwards re- Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8, I<. T. City, Utah; two brothers, Mr. Charles tur ned to engineer. He married Miss Burial was made on July 25. \V. McGlotl~lan of Denver aud Rev. I aIa ggie Read, October 21. 1895. They The deceased was well kuomn in A. W. JIcGlothlan of GlendaIe. Cali- ha(1 no children. Mr. and Mrs. Bar- railroad and lodge circles. His fornia. ret t live at 4.518 Gibson Avenue, St. friends throughout the country re- Lo1ois, No. Continuous service of 25 ceived the news of his death with dis- yek..-. trs and 8 months entitles him to a tinct shock. "Frank," as he was IN THE FRISCO HOSPITAL trcllsion allowance of $74.55 a month. known to thousands of railroad men, The fol1oz~'irlg list corrtairrs the ' effective from June 1, 1981. will be long remembered. - - rt(?rrlr.r of patiritts coilfi11rd i~r tlrr Fvisco I

Favorite Dishes for the Labor Day Menu -4BOR DAY is the last reunion 4 cups flour ?& cup mllk fry to a golden 1wown in hot fat. Make 1 tsp. bnklng powder % cup water for many families until the 5 tsp. soda 1 tbs~,. vlnecnr a brown gravy, using liquid in which winter holidays. So the indul- 36 Inp. sell. 2 ~bnp. huller heart was boiled. Yield, six servings. gent mother usually tries to cater to 2 tbsp, sugar % rup of hlueberrle? 1 eac the tastes of the members of her Sour Cream Dressing Beat the egg, add milk, vinegar and 5; tsp. salt % cup milk fanlily who are going away to school melted butter. Sift flour, then meas- Da?h pepper 1$ tbsp. so~ar or to their respective business and ure. Resift with other dry ingredi- 'I CUIJ lemon julce or inegar professional fields, by preparing the ents into mixing bowl. Malie well in Combine ingredients and mix thor- dishes that only mother can make middle of dry ingredients and add oughly before serving. best. liquid. Mix rapidly. Add well washed Corn bread, biscuit and blueberry Her menus for this special day need and drained blueberries. Yield, 24 muffins have been mentioned in the not be so elaborate that she must small muffins. spend a greater portion of her time above menu, but nut bread is every in the kitchen instead of with her Cream of Mushroom Soup body's favorite. And the recipe be- family. A wise housewife plans siin- $6 Ib. fresh musllroo~n~1/16 tsp. pepper low is a splendid one to try lor the (Ilh cups cho~wed) 1 nlloe onlon ple meals for a holiday, yet she never 2 vhicken boulllon 4 thsp. hulter .Labor Day menu: sacrifices nutrition to simplicity. rubes 1 tbsp. flnw 2 rul)s water 2 cups milk Nut Bread Hot breads are always great and I tap. salt I \i, cups ~ralinmflour jlL cup SIIE~~ this is the time of the year that blue- Peel the mushrooms. Remove caps Ih pup flour $ cup rnllk berries are plentiful in most sections lh cur, rnlslns jc, cup warer and chop fine. Boil stems in 1 cup 1% tup. baklng powd. 1 tbs]). ~IneCnr of the country. So. why not serve water 10 minutes with one slice onion. K tnp, soda cup nuts blueberry muffins for Labor Day Strain and press through coarse lh tsp, salt breakfast? sieve. Make up to 1 pint with water Sift flour, then measure. Resift A simple lunch that takes little time and add chopped mushroom caps. with baking powder, soda. salt and and effort in preparation may start off bouillon cubes, salt and butter. Stir sugar. Add graham flour, raisins and with a cream soup. Nowadays in our butter and flour to a smooth paste nuts. Combine milk, water and vine- larger cities the greenhouse-raised and add to soup. Continue boiling 5 gar ana stir into first mixture. Pow mushrooms are available the greater minutes longer. Add milk and heat into a well oiled bread pan and bake part of the year. thoroughly. Yield, six servings. One in a moderate oven (370" F.) 30 min- One of the most delicious salad small can of mushrooms may be used. utes. Yield, one loaf. dressings that gives variety to your Chop the mushrooms and boil with And for sister or brother going vegetable salad is a sour cream dress- onion and seasonings, using mush- away to school, mother flnds Chat a ing, and below is a Labor Day menu: room liquor in place of part of the box of sugar cookies go a long ray water. Proceed as with fresh mush- toward making the train ride a LABOR DAY MENU rooms. pleasant one. Breakfast Baked Stuffed Heart This recipe, printed below, is tried Cantaloupe Wash a large beef heart in luke- and true: Eggs Baked in Milk warm water to which 1 teaspoon of Sugar Cookies Blueberry Muffins baking soda has been added. Cut open 1 cup butler y tap. vsnllln 1$ cups sugar '/h tsp. lenlon ellr~~l Coff ee and remove all stringy fibres. Soak 2 egg yolks 2 tsp. soda in cold water one hour. Drain and 1 cup ev~pornted milk % tsp. snlt Lunch wipe dry with a cloth. Sprinkle in- 1 tbsp. vlnegar 6 cups flour Cream of Mushroom Soup side with salt and pepper. Fill with Have pans and oven ready so that Biscuit-Butter cookies can be baked immediately the following stuffing:- Corn Pudding 3 cups bread crun~hs 2 thsp, boron fat after mixing. Cream butter and sn- Apricot Bavarian l,h cup mllk 1 WE gar, until sugar granules are dis- lh cup watcr 2 tsl). salt solved. Add egg yolks, milk, vinegar. Dinner 4 tbsp. chopped onlon U Isg. pepper 2 thsp. chopped pepper vanilla and lemon extract. Stir until Baked Stuffed Heart Soften bread crumbs in milk which thoroughly mixed. Sift floor. then Creamed Lima Beans has been diluted with the water. measure. Resift with soda, bakin~ Broiled Tomatoes Cook onion and pepper slowly in ba- powder and salt. Stir into first mix. Corn Bread-Butter con fat five minutes. Add softened ture. Handle with as little flour as Cucumber with Sour Cream bread, egg, salt and pepper. Stuff possible. Pull off small pieces ol Dressing into heart. Sew up heart. Put in a dough and press with palm or hand Watermelon large kettle, covering with boiling on greased baking sheet to shape. And here is a splendid recipe for water and cook 2% hours. Remove Bake in a hot oven (400' F.) 10 mid- the blueberry muffins: from liquid, drain. roll in flour and utes. Yield: 6 dozen large cookies. Srp!cisber, 19.?1 Page 31

They Wanted Shot NO HELP Tight Zeke. Tim and Joe, three timid Doctor: "LCI wc scr yorrr loi~guc, Scotchmen are very seldom both- boys entered the village hardware plcasc, ~rinybe I cart tcll hozv sick yorc ered with insomnia. There are bu! store. The rather gruff proprietor are." few of them who do not sleep tightt said to the oldest. "What do you want, Patient: "No tongrrc cair trll hozv bad Zeke?" I fccl, doctor.." TUT-TUT! "A dime's worth of BB shot, please." "Johnny, dear, go to bed. It's quite The old man climbed a ladder, Not So Crazy late enough." brought down a shelf box that con- The railway tracks ran parallel "Oh, Mother, let me stay up a lit- tained the air-rifle shot, made up the with the fence of an insane asylum. tle longer." packet and returned the box to the A local train was doing some switch- "No, dear, the Sandman is coming." shell above. Then he asked the sec- ing near by, one of the brakemen "Let me stay up, Mother, I won't ond boy, "What do you want, Tim?" flagging the rear end, when a male tell Daddy about him!" "A dime's worth of BB's, please," inmate peered over the fence at him was the meek answer. and asked: "Are you working for the AN OBJECT LESSON .The husbarrd drcw up a chair beside "Why didn't you say so before?" railroad?" his wife's seceing machinc tlre other day sald the old man irritably, as he went Brakeman: "Yes." arid rcnrarkrd: "Don't you thitrk it's for the ladder again. He made up The insane one: "Do you work rttn~tiiqtoo fast? 1-ook ottl, yordll scw the packet as before, and then turned every day?" lhc wrong seam. Slow down, or goit'll lo the third. Brakeman: "Yes." The insane one: "Do you work slick that nccdlc in your firrger!" "And do you want a dime's worth "Why, what's tAc ?trattcr with goit! of BB's, too?" he demanded. when it's cold and rainy, too?" I'zw becil rtri~rting this machine for tcr~ "No," replied Joe hesitatingly. Brakeman. wondering what the next question might be: "Yes." years." The old man climbed laboriously "Oh. I was mcrcly tryitrg lo assist you, to the shelf again and deposited the The insane one, after eyeing the brakeman for a full minute, said just as you try to hclp trrc drivc thc box 01 shot. Then he returned to the car!" counter. seriously: "Then you are on the Safety First "Well, my boy, what do you want?" wrong side of the fence." "Freddie," said teacher, "give me a he demanded of Joe. sentence using the word 'diadem'." "A nickel's worth of BB shot." said OH, MY! Freddie had overheard certain re- Joe. She: "She has quite a large reper- tokei hasn't she?" marks at home, and out of his sub- YEP, THAT'S RIGHT Second She: "Yes, and that dress conscious store of worldly wisdom he Sweet Young Thing: "Isn't this makes it look all the worse!?' drew this reply: one of the oldest golf courses in the "People who hurry across railroad country?" A COMPARISOiV crossings diadem sight quicker than Escort: "Yes, it is, why?" Bos.~: "Mikc. I'IJ~going to rizakc you people who stop, look and listen." S. Y, T.: "I just heard a man say a prcsrrtt of a pig." 50-50 PROPOSITION he went around it in '79." Mikc: "Srtrc, an' 'tis jrrst like you, 19 Cheer up. NOTICE IN THE PAPER You have two chances- Stores for Everything One of getting the germ If tlrc pcrsotr who stolc the jar of al- Man: "What are you crying for, rolrol orit of wry cellar will kccp sairrc And one of not. Jack?" And if you get the germ , old retrrrn grandma's npperrdix, 110 Jack: "Because my dog has a short q~rrstioiuwill be asked. You have two chances- tail and I like a long tail." One of getting the disease Man: "Why don't you take him to And one of not. Whoa ! the retail store?" And if you get the disease I Minister: "How do you like niy You have two chances- sermons ?" ONE KIND One of dying 1 Old Maid: "Fine, I didn't know He: "What kind of a shirt shall I And one of not. , what sin was till you came." wear to the formal dlnner?" And if you die- I - She: "A clean one, of course." Well, you still have two chances. WHAT A LIFE! I the timb youpre important UNNECESSARY LOOK BEFORE YOU SPEAK enough to take two hours for lunch, Road maps arc c~rtirely wrrleccssary. Cop: "No parkiilg, you carl't loaf the doctor limits you to a glass of Thc avcrogc motorist cart get lost all alo~rglhis road." I milk! right 7uithord thew. Voicc Witlriu Car: "Who's loafirr'l" A Story of School Days for Frisco Children

CHOOL days, school days, dear Oh well, what did teachers Itnow "Johnnie," said mother one day. old golden rule days," sang about swimming holes and fish, and "why don't yo11 teach Caroline her A Mary. Johnnie's little sister. all the things a boy lilted most. B C's? It would be quite a feat if "Aw, don't you know any other And then one morning mother came you would get her started before she tune?" he asked. "Maybe you'll say in with the news that she had been goes into her kindergarten classes." you're glad school starts >Ionday," he called over to Aunt Lucy's in the And from that time on, Johnnie de- atlded. night. Aunt Lucy had taken suddenly voted almost as much time to Caro- "Yes, I am," said AIary. "I want to ill and had died. line's A B C's as he formerly had to get back again and visit with my Of coiirse Johnnie and Mary were his games with the boys. And Csro- classmates antl anyway if you go to stnnned. Aunt Lucy had always line, warming up under the interest school every day it don't seem so long baked them the loveliest cakes and of Johnnie's instrnctions, was learn- before you can grow up like mother her cookie jar was always full-for ing and learning fast. and dad and won't have to go any many times Johnnie had sanipled it The reports came home at the end more at all." and he line\h7. She made the raisin of the first quarter, and in two or "Huh," grunted Johnnie. and buried and nut kind too-the kind he liked three studies, Johnnie had beaten his nose in a darinz novel of pirates most. filary with an "A," while Mary only and sunken ships. And then mother said that little rated a "B." One day Mary came upon Johnnle But whether Johnnie liked it or Caroline, their co~~sin,would come to in his room-sorting out some of hia not, AIonday, the first day of school live with them. Both children lover1 favorite marl~les. He was hnmn~ing canie. Waving a goodbye to mother this little fair-haired baby-although the old familiar tune, "School days- who stood on the porch and watched she would start to kindergarten that them, they left, their lunch neatly year. School daysv-and Mary stopped and look~dat him. packed in a little box which Johnnie "Oh, mother," said Mary. "let nlr carried. take her in my room. I'll be so care- "I thought you didn't like that song Thought you didn't like school or The morning dragged on-then re- ful of her and I'll sleep with her your teachers. What's the matter, c.ess-then the noon hour. and early each night and lieep her covered and, oh, mother, I'd love to have her in changed your mind?" in the afternoon they were dismissed. And mother who was in the next In all fairness to Johnnie it may he nly room." "No, dear-we'l! fix u~ the little room, put a handkerchief to her nose said that the day was not too tire- and blew it sharply to make less con. some, for one of the first pages in the playroom for her, but you and Jolinnie must- watch over her antl help her- spicuous the little laugh that almost geography was of the Pacific ocean, broke torth when she heard Johnnie's also help me to see that she grows and instead of seeing the ocean, answer. Johnnie only saw a lovely big swim- into a fine lovely wornall. Johnnie, you're the man around here-you take "Well, you see, it's like this. I ming hole. And as he gazed at the didu't care much for school. I didn't such good care of Mary, so I'm going picture, things took form. He saw think I learned much, but I've been to let you take care of Ckwoline when Skinny and Joe and Skipper and him- appointed an instructor now. I'm she is out of doors and when I have sell "peel" off for a swim. He saw teaching Caroline her A B C's, and to be away." himself, sitting on the old tree stump, I'll go on and teach her her 'rithmetic his line dropped into the water in Mother knew boys. She knew that too, when it's time. You see I have hopes of catching a fish. The sum- if she invested Johnnie with solrle au- to study to kinda keep up on things mer had only passed, yet its memories thority, that he wonld put forth an and get the latest dope. If I can ever were treasured by Johnnie, and here elTort to make good. And Johnnie help you with your lessons, just was one good use he might malie of did. It wasn't more than two weeks whistle." some of them. later, when little Caroline got ad- And Mary walked away, hut not And so when the teacher asked him justed to the new house and its rnenl- until she flippantly turned her nose up a little later to tell her what body bers. that mother foontl Johnnie in the air and uttered a most sarcas. of water that was. Johnnie had not telling her of his school and how she tic "Hump!" even read the inscription beneath the must grow UI) so she could go to picture. He almost blurted out that school and learn things. One Way to Get a Pass it was the old Jones' swimming hole, But that \vasn't the worst of it. "P;rl>. you bought sister a piano. but instead he said he didn't lcnow. Mother often found Jolinnie putting can't you buy me a season pass to the Then the teacher had said, "Well, Caroline to sleep with tales of pirates baseball? Johnnie, look right under the picture and battles of the sea and lai~d. And "Well, son. I don't know about a and you'll find the name. What have Caroline, listening with interest, ab- pass for the season." you been doing for the last five sorbed every word which Johnnie ut- "Well, it will be somewhere for me minutes when the rest of the chil- tered and when the stories were fin- to go every day while she's prac dren were studying?" ished she asked for more.

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league raptaii~swish they could dupli Notes From the General Chairman cate. By H. St. Louis on July 27. A visit lo our E. BURGESS hospital found a few of our boys In for repairs. John R. White. boiler- maker from Fort Smith, awl Tony WAS in Kansas City on duly 30 days nearer the time for the opening Phillips, blaclismith from West Tulsa, and attended Local No. 4's picnic of our mechanical schools. So, there- being the only ones in bed. The rest I in Swope Park. This was one of fore, that hazy thought of a month of them were moving around ':under those delightful homey affairs to ago is to be whipped into a firm reso- their own steam," hoping and expect- which everyone brings his family and lution to pick up a course and pursue ing that what was to happen would enjoys a few hours in the open. it to a finality. This appeal is again not be bad. All had a good word for The supper was provided by the directed to the man of mature years the hospital management, praising the ladies, the drinks-root beer, near -the man of fifty years of age. This staff in ringing terms. man will see as many changes ID the beer and pop-by the local, and there The Jefferson Avenue Coach Yards, was an abundance of both. Nr. railroad service in the next few years as he has seen In all of his past life. under the watchful care of Commit. Brown, new general foreman, made a teeman A. J. Thomas, reports a 100 short, pleasing talk in which he pre- He will see some men forge ahead and be addressed by their associates per cent condition which is especially sented regrets of Master Mechanic fine, an enviable record, but not a Berry, who was unable to be present. with the prefix of Mr...... others as Old Jimmie the "old" being lonely one for many points are match. A prize to the couple married the ing it. longest was awarded to Mr. and Mrs. a tern1 of respect, while others will C. L. Braden, and the newly wed be addressed as "Hey there, you." No At Lindenwood I did not see our genial chairman of shop committee. prize went to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence man can stand still, he will either Brother L. "Doc" Johnson, as he Ehni. The prlze for the handsomest progress or slip back. Every man has was on the sick list. However, Di- man was won by Mr. R. E. Breed- a great influence over his future and vision Chairman Daniel E. Whilen love. The 5byard race for men was much lies with him as to his form of and President 0. M. Evans. with won by W. C. Abercrombie. The prize address in the future. These schools many loyal wheel-horses, were going was a radiator ornament. Mrs. Lula are as a lottery in which, however, strong. St. Louis, one of our lsrgest Hummons won the 50-yard race for there are no blanks. The grand capi- points, runs along with scarcely a women and received an electric tal prize being the highest mechanical riffle-a good example of co-operation. toaster. James Fitchie received a position within the gift of the rail- fishing reel for winning the 50-yard road and with many prizes of lesser July 23. A day at Birmingham is race for boys. The 50-yard race for magnitude. Do not delay, but get in always well spent. The boys were girls resulted in a tie; however, the on the opening night and stick to it to about to join hands with the Frisco flip of a coin gave Miss Velva Bene the end, and get the full measure of Club, July 30, and pull off one of those Hummons a beautiful picture, the benefit. little family picnic parties where all winner's prize. Winning the potato ., The volume of friendly criticism gather and swap stories and lay plans race for men won Mr. W. C. Aber- offered on the note in August issue for helping each other. crombie another radiator ornament, on the benefits of co-operation, would The writer takes this opportunity while Mrs. W. C. Abercrombie won a indicate that a responsive chord had to thank the boys for their very kind wall mirror, the prize for the women's been touched. invitation to attend. and to express potato race. In the potato race for The basic truth is that no corpora- his sincere regret that attendance on boys Master Frank Braden won a tion can function unless It be con- that night, owing to prior engage. .billfold. Miss Velva Bene Hummons stituted as a smooth running, well ments, was impossible, and also lo won another picture by leading home oiled machine; all bearings true and well wishing boosters of Hugo. Okla, the potato race for girls. In the with the least possible bit of internal who wired an invitation to attend a three-legged race for men, Charles friction. It is an axiom that all parts pic~~icof the Frisco Employes' Club Glover and W. C. Abercrombie each of a going concern be in perfect unity on August 6. won an electric cigar lighter. A and in balance. A stop at Pensacola on July 14, ac threelegged race for boys was the Oklahoma City on August 6. Tho% companied by division chairman, Otto closlag event, and yielded a baseball who went to the Monett picnic were Kettmann of the Southern division, to each of the winners, Frank Braden high in praise of that event, planning was an outstanding feature of the and John Sebolt. This very delightful already to attend the next one in past month. We found everybody outing wan the result of much hard larger force. Their ball team was well and happy. It was a great pleas- work by the picnic committee, com- not at its regular gait or their best; posed of Brothers Ira Jones, Martin the long night ride, the hot day and ure to meet up with Brothers George Jewel, Tom Davis and Charles Hum- a hotly contested game in the morn- H. Payne, Joseph P. Brown. B. E. mons, who were very ably supported ing slowed the boys down. This team Spillman, John W. Dyer, Richard by the ladies of No. 4. puts on some games in their own Carlton, the most of whom are widely As this note appears we are thirty bailiwick that would make the major known on the system.

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~r/nist,machinist at .\mory, Miss. Our sym~)athyis estonded to 1G;trl S. boiler foreman. a11d their little dal~gil- iony" formerly worked at the Chou- Harmon and family in the death of his ter, I.:vclyn, spc-lit a week in Prnsa- ~buavenue rountlhouse. father-in-law. Buck Smith. >!!!I.. Smith cola, Fla. c'oy Barnet't. boilermaker, is telling was wry \videly known around Jdouis Walton, machinisl., farmer. o* about the ne\r Cuernxcy milch cow Sprinctirld as :I contractor, hut has auto salesmilrr :and whi~thnve you, is ,xhich he recently bought to add to his lately been in the cmploy of the bacir on the extra board at Yale :rCter !herd. l*'risco. nixking a CI.O]I ;~tIVater \r;illey, .\Iiss. Claude K. \Viils, boilermaker, hap .\Ifred Lehmxn spent his var;~tionin (:ha~,lcsJ. Miller, machinist, and lmnrferred from Sprin~fieldto Linden- thr usu:il way, fish in^ and frog gin^ wife are tht: font1 ~~a~-ents~f R I~by ~oodtu fill thc racnncy made by S. E. :~nd c?l~turin~hoot owls on tiic >lcrr:l- boy, (_'li:~rles,Jr., horn July 20. -' .ton viring up his job and going mec rlrrr. Any of you folks \vho arc Blrh. .I. 1'. AIcSamara, wife IJ~our I back to Springfield. amateurs :+long these lines rhoultl con- fricnrl Mac, anli thelr. son and rli~uqliter I 011 r Sympathy is extended to John sult Alfrctl, for hc is nn expert in all have returned after spending three \r, :insrl' rind family through the loss three.- ~. weeks in Sew OrIei1ns. La. of h,is mother, who tlepr~rtetl this lifc Wr wish to cxt'end our symlbathy to Loc;ll So. 19 is now ~)lanninya big; July 22 in Florida. the rcl:rtivcs of Josc~lm rlenient. blnrk- hoat ride OJI rhe iWississil11)i in the e were just wondering wlto the smith helper, who died Aysust 10 at near future. That's getting to bc an nut-splitter was that went to his home, 1041 \Vest Harr~ronstreet. ;~nnualaffair. c in the passenacr roundhouse on S~~ringAcltl,hlo., after :In illness of sc\.- Everyoue ;kt Yale express their dee1)- 1st 7, and upon inquiry fqund that c-ral months. "l-ncle Joe" was a loyal cut sympathy to Mrs. H. I!:. Elplmlng- as Xeal 0. G~rner.wearing spec- P'risco rn111loye, in the service . for shone in the sudden derctlt of her hus- ,s and they are quite becoming ar many years, and will be sadly missed band. by his fellow workers. C. YcVay, boilermaker, visited the Mrs. L. .I. I,eysitht, who has been ? folks at Lehanon this month. (:~,nralercing for some time, iml)rov~d MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT elng St. Louis from the air is quitf: sufficiently to go to Kansas City tu THAYER, MO. :hing at this time. Charles Turnrr, visit with her sister znd brr,ther-in- rician. Cliff 13a1'nett and C. K. \\'ills. Iilw, Jlrs. ilnd Scnator Roscoe Prhtter- rmakers, report taking a spin in the son, before they sailed on their trip I*'. .\I. I'EUHJAES, Reporter ;it11 Forest O'Erien. who at unc time to China last mo~~th;but Mrs. 1,eysaht oroclaimetl endurance chamvion. had the misfortune to meet with an John A. Allbright, fireman. dled at : and 3Jr.s. F. .I. PI+^ of rhronis. nccident in getting out of an nutomc>- Springfield hospiti~l July 20, folloa~ing- ma, are visitors with the writcr. E. Bile xt Kansas City. and hns since been an operation tor goitre. IrSabb and other fricndn and rela- conflnetl to her home wit11 a brokcn Walter Jlyers, muchinist, of Ei~m- in the garden spot of the Ozalks ankle. \Ve wish to extend our sym- ~nghan~,.\IA., and w~fewere v~sitorn rhfleld. No.) Mrs. Price anfl .\ITS. 11:ithy to Nrs. 1,eys:iht and Nr. I.ey- here.~-~ -. sbb are sistcrs. suht, in their unusual amount of nmls- 1-1. 14:. ICclcenherg, car repairer, and B. Smith. boilernmaker, lost srrrral fnrt'une. wife were visitors in Jlemphis. during thc ~nontlion acount of sick- The writer had the l lea sure this Mrs. Jnck .\ladden, wife of coal chute month of visiting Pensacola, Fla.. and man, is quiLe sick at this time. IX Hosang, macl~lnist, has been off of course riding. the Frisco's Sunny- W. N. Anrlrewx, coal chute man, was t a month on account of sickness of land, tralns through the states of Xis- :I visitor at Truman, Ark. 'amfly. sonrl, .\~.kansas, Tennessee, JIississippi. G. E. IClniore, cashier at ,\Ianimoth C. Duncan is visitinc relatirch and Alal)ama and Florida. Was a(:conl- Springs, Ark., position being ~ibol- rl~around Wheeler. >Iississlowi. ~)aniedon the trip by Xr. and Jlrs. islied$ bumped ('ashicr Scott st Jonvs- true flsii story as we hear it.. is that Oeol'ce Bucklew and daughter, Mas- born, and was checked in August 10. ie Jenkins, lewd tankman. on August ine, of Colun~bus.Kans. Xr. Eucklew Fred B. Hengel, yard clerk, was a !tie n flne c;itch of black bass. thr is (~xpressagent at Columbus, :lnd this visitor at Houston, Texas, whe1.e his st weighing three and one ' half bcing his first trip, likewise myself, to wife is trying. to regain her health. ds. l'ensacola. We enjoyed looking from C. Black, ci~llerof Yale has bumped other true story. so we hcar (Coon- the train windows, upon the splendid Davc Hackett at this poini. er) Bnrnett, boilermaker,, went flsh- ('ro11s. which are so much in evidence Mrs. Paul Poynor, wife of operator, ing amd liuntlng :it Hcrman. hIo.. on the this year all along the Frisco to the is now in Los Angeles, Calif. Cawmade river and cal~ahtthree channel Gplf. \Ve also got a view of the many T. E. Bryant, night yard clerk, has I eat. Ithree bass, anrl six sauirrcls. 1)lnes through the south, which are been bumped by R. S. Harris011 of A champion checker contest is now on tapped for turpentine products. At Jonesboro. indenmood and no one lcno\vs just Pensacola, of course, the first build- Torn S. Cl'eager (Lighming) uras a who will be the winner. but wc are plac- ing for us to view was the new Frisco visitor at Hoxie. ur' money on the best man. and when depot, \rhich is a beauty. JIrs. P. A. I". Ingle. wife of agent, over we will let you in on \\-)lo can is now visitinh. her daughter at Tuls~~, : play checkers. Okla- .. - .. . LOCAL No. 19-MEMPHIS J. L. Hackett, platform helper, got bumped by 13;. 4. Edwards, yard clerk. RECLAMATION PLANT E. Banks, yardmaster, whose po- SPRINGFIELD, MO. I.. \'. C:L;\SS. Reporter sition has been abolished, has bumpe~l buck to switchman. Mrs. Hertha Reese of Potts C:m~p. T. 0. CH.\PlIAX, Reporter There seems to he a big denland Jliss., dallf-hter of 1. 147. Hill, car in- for vacations and fishing trips now. spector, is a visitor here. E. (:. Kummerle. stationary engineer. Carolyn Slinf-gs, daughter of S. G. In Huthledjie liar been visiting and 0. ;\. Craft, boilermaker, are nxnin Skaggs. roundhouse clerk, is no\\, a is and relations at Ft. Smith and spending the week-end at Indian Bay. visitor at Sl~ringfielcl. rr, Ark. They report it a wonderful place and T. N. King, engineer, and wife are .s Helen Sanford, (laughter of plenty of Ash. now on a visit to El Paso. Texas. r Sanford, has returned from a ;\Ionroc Stewart and family spenl. with frlends at Bolivar, 310. two weeks' vacation in Texas and rl Gooch and wife were visiting \Vest Xissouri. LOCAL No. 8-ENID, OKLA. 011s at West I'lains, and En11 mt F. \\7. Huff, machinist, and family nd a string of fish while there he sl)ent a meek with relatives in Spring- field. >lo. H. H. FL'LLER, Reporter In Rowmail is still unable to S. .\I. Ferguson. erecting shop fore- , or wnlk without a limp, on ac- man, and family spent their vacation JIrs. Georgc \\;hitley and son and t of the injury t'o his foot some with Mi.. k'er~uson's- uarents at Kings- daughter left on the 12th for a visit ago, when he was struck by a rille, Texar. with her sister and, family in Sullivan. ~g rail when moving a cai'. Iuppert'. baths. He returned feeling fine and health has bee11 relatively poo r of lat fit, all set for another year. and he has take11 leave of absence I J.. C. Dickenson, chief clerk in store .\RTHYK BL'NCH, Reporter recupcrate. del,artrneilt. was cut off July 1 and J. F. Rinao. wife, so~i.Jc )hn, an. has eserciied his seniority at Amory. Jiin Carter and Inert are doing gen- little daught'Gr; Betty, have be en visit Miss. We're sure sorry to loose "Dick" eral repuir work on bridges and build- ing relatives in St. Louis, &lo. as he was the maill stay of our ball ings in the vicinlty of Jlorrisuille. 310. Mrs. R. G. Blankenbaker, wife c t.eam and a flne fellow also. He will Ybb Sease and men are building piecework checker, is spending: a wee, be missed. false worlt for widening underpass ar with relatives in the county) Earl Young, blacksmith, has re- Lindenwood, Jlo. Engineer T. I. Dennis, wife and son turued from St. Louis hospital where General repairing 011 station huild- T. l., Jr., visited in Washin?:ton an, Ite has been taking treatment. ing on the east end is being doue by points east during the middle of July Mrs. \\'. N. Patterson and children Charley \\'allace kind gang. hlr. and Mrs. W. C. Ban. huv e had .L: are visiting points in Illinois and Mis- Clyde Cunningham and men are do- their house-guest Mrs. Brim' sloosa. sister souri. Mr. Patterson is roadmaster of ing some repairing on bridges in the Bliss Beulah Marstoll of Tusca. this division. vicinity of Sewburg. 310. h11-. and Mrs. Jake Haley spent last Charles Baron and gang have com- Sunday in Durant' visiting Mr. Haley's pleted putting the roof on the new PARIS, TEXAS ~)arcllIs. reservoir titat hus recently been con- 311.. Everett White, car inspector, strutted at the "'est shopss N. B. PALJIERTREE, Rel~~ ,,,as called to uacoma, okla., on the Ed Haslteil, pensioned bridge in- 8th account of the Of spector, was recently a visitor around &I,.. H. -4. jollesis t.he n, his mother-in-law, who at this tim-e is en- yard the ~gr~yard. clerk at Paris, recently comi ng from reporterl slightly Iml)roved. Leo Earon. of Cleveland, Ohio, son b'ort IVorth. Texas. We \velc Robert Oringderr* and @me 111 famiTy xpent week-end Aufiusp 9 visit- centlyof Charles visited Baron, his 1,arerltsB&B foreman, in Sl)rir~g- re- J~~~~~ne,rr home,to paris alld hr,I,e he el~joyn h:r ing in Dacoma and Lambert. Oltla. field, Jlo. Mr. K. U. hIcC;aha, yard 8clerk al Tum Carter, Sr., head air man, was Paris, and wife have moved t o Dallas a recent visitor in Kansas City. Joplin account of Mr. McGaha being cIlrnlared and Tulsa. He reports :I very enjoy- BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL at Paris by Mr. Jones 011 Jul: ,. 31. able time. Mr. C. S. McCord. formeir ticket 1:. E. RICE. Reporter agent at Paris. was in town a short while on Sunday. August I'6., Hoa LINDENWOOD CAR DEPARTMENT Sight roundhouse foreman, S. R. does the old town look Mack >Ilat'lies, and hIrs. JIathes have re- Jlrs. B. C. Derrick, wIfe of Itile chief turned from visiting points east and clerk at freight office tit Pa.r1s, lei[ D. F. TOB1.-\S, Reporter north, including Washington, Boston. Paris for a visit with her m other al Toronto and Niagara Falls. Mr. Wynnewood, Oliln., on August 16. They have also planned to stay several Inspector H. E. Montgomery re- JIathes reports a very enjoyable trip. \V. W. I . now lolned hlm here. Account reduction of force Car Re- ~taiionary ~ngineer H. H. Stagg 1,aIrer. \V. E. Gordon returned to his spent several days the mlddle of Jul\- .JESSI.: I.. BRAIVDOS, Eel, orter home near Memphis, Tenn., August .5. vlsiting wlth hh mother and oth& - Inspector L. B. Thurbur has been olf relatives in South Greenfield, No. JIr. \Ve are called upon to chro~ since August 3 on vacation. Stupp's mot'her has been in poor life, death and burial of our n \Vorli on the widening of South- health lately and we 1lol)e that he friend and brother, Andrew west A\-enue is malting good headwa). found her condition improved. JIills, age 60, chief clerk at th and cnuslng very little Trouble to pas- A newcomer in the shop is Jack 31. freight and passenger stat%on, who sing trains. Hollowtry, machinist apprentice, trans- died Tuesday morning, Augus t 11, at The course of RIver Des Peres is ferred from Springfleld, .\.lo. We wel- his home, 633 South Main averlue. Slr. hclng changed new Southeast Junc- come 311'. Hollowa~and trust that his Mr. Jlilla was born in New Y ork, bur tion. \\'orli has been completed up to shy with us may lie long and pleasant. came west in earlv south and 1lad been our right-of-way. Mibs Astor Wextbrook, daughter of with the Frixco 'for 29 ),ear&t ...,,,,,a-"O*. ~:ar Repairer Saul Whalen and Storelceeoer G. E. \Vesthroolc. has re- for two years as Missoul'i-Pacitic family have passes for a vacation trip turned home from visiting \vith rela- agent at Carthage 23 years ago. He to Vulliant, Oltla.. where they will tlves in Jasper, Ala., the past few was with the Frisco in Oklahoma be- visit friends and relatives. weeks. fore coming To Springfield in 1912. Ye scribe and his teammate, R. E. i\liss Mae Dudley reports lightning Nr. JIillv was a member ol the Blue Willer, enjoyed a flne chicken dinner xtruclr her home olt Charles street dur- I.mdge and Royal Arch Lodge or Ma aT the latter's home August 4, the ing a recent electrical storm, but rl~d sonry, the Alodern Woodmen, Royal occasion being a birthday for both. Am 110 harm beyond damaging a chimney Arcanurn, and the Royal Xeighbors. He not mentioning how old we are. and some elect'rlc wiring in the house. was a member of the Christian Sci~nct. Car Inspector E. T. Pate laid off the Very fortunate, we say, that no one church. He 1s survived by Ills wife. 16th to attend to some perxonnl busi- was injured and so llttle damage sus- Jlrs. Sellie hlills, two sons. J. B. Wil- ness. tirlnerl. son 3Iills and C:harles l). klllla: two Our former xteno, Niss E. ;\I. Jones. Jlachinist C. I<. Eeard resigned from daughters, Nissen Alice JIay Hills and and her friend, Mrs. Oldant, paid 11s a the service of the company 011 August ,Josephine AIills, all of Springfleld: his 11Ie;~santvisit August 13. 1, i~udwe understand, can ow be motlle~..Mrs. Mills of Snn Diego. Calif.. Miss O'hTeil, steno to Storekeeper F. fuul~rl about "Chicken Jack's. Paul and one brother. Kalph L). Alills. ol G. Collar, was on several days last W. Connoliy ix filling Mr. Beard's va- Tonganoxie. Knnw. week account slcknesw. cancy on the night cab job. J. A. Beckman has moved to his new Two new faces in storeroom as Jltichinist L. D. Criswell. who has home. 633 Sorth Nettleton avenue. He countermen this month. Chas. Waite been olT since May 26 with an infec- is \\-ell pleased with it. and Henry Gray are here from Nonett. tion which caused The loss of the sight Mrs. Yooter and daughter spent a Car lnapector F. J. Cosky and family of one eye. returned to work August 1. rrcenl week-end with friends a1 have passes for a vacation trip to 1tisl)ector J. L. Hendricks laid off one Tul3a. Okla. Page 39

I.. P. Trask and family are spending LOCAL NO. 33-HAYTI. MO. took d th~rty-dayleave of absence be- few days at Steelville, 310.. visltlng fore completing the chain of humping. .Joe and Albert Hatley have returned 31r Trask's mother and sister, Mrs. E. B. WHITENER, Repo.rter \ Immers. from their vacations most of which w,~sspent v~sit~ngI; Danville, Pa. Local No. 33 held its regular monthly Tom Rox is easier to get along with LOCAL 7-FORT SMITH, ARK. NO. meetrng with excellent attendance, in- now that his wife and daurhter have- - cluding all present expect one. returned from an extendG visit in H. IV. CLAYPOOL, Reporter P. C. J~arson, roundhouse foreninn, Ft. \irort'h. Texas. Batching never was at Chafl'ee recently attendmg a seems to aaree with Tom. business meeting. Tom ~on7vayhas been entertaining Vacations are still in order around I-3ert \Villiams, car inspector. spent 11s with accounts of his recent trip. Fort Smlth, wlth P. E. Scherry, first- one day in Chaffee recently attending (luring which he toured most of the rlnsr machinist, off for fifteen days ;I meeting. Gulf staten. motorins.. -..~. over the middle west. He Otis Powell, machinist, is back with The building formerly used as a plsns I; ittend several ball games the gang again. Otis has been in tlir \r.o.d lnill has been fitted up as a while at St. Louis. pulling for the hosl>ital for some time. coach 1)aiut shop and our passenger ('srdinalr, of course. D. M. Windes, b~atermelons are moving rapldl,). cars are now being shopped on a regu- third-class machinist. is spending which has a tendency to make busl- lar scheilule regardless of the weather. fifteen days around Kansas City. ness better. at least for the aresent. We are sorry to report that George The writer recently enjoyed a visit C. V. Sigler and family. ac'conipanied Hobbs is still absent from duty on from 3fr. Pat Riley, pensioned tool by J. H. Chronister and Mrs. Chronis- account of prolonged sickness. rna~niattendant, who has just returned ter of Chaffee. Xo.. also J. J. Annlin:. Howard Strack and family made a irom the company hospital. Nr. Riley all enjoyed a sunrise breakfast the short visit with relatives in Mol~ett, ran't ray too much for the doctors and banks of the ;\Iississi~>piriver Sunday 310. .ursez who showed him every possible mornrng. August 9. They reported n courtesy. delightful time. \Ve are very sorry to report that I.. Shirley Gremar, machinist, had the JOPLIN, MO. \V. Caviness and R. L. hlaledon have misfortune of loslnfi everyth~nghe had - t litwed hospitals again. Xr. Caviness, bj fire one night recently. A douat~on E. C. IJLETCHER. Reporter 4wet metal worker, has entered the was made among the boys at thih ~vtrranr' hospital at Hinds. Ill., while terminiri and wus glven to Sh111ey hlr. Charlie Fredien, section fore- Ilr Maledon has entered the company which will help a little to get started man, has returned from the St. Louis !h+pitnI. ngait~. hospital where he went for treatment J. J. Reeves Is filling Mr. Maledon's Warren Beck, hox packer, lost two about the middle of July. rrronrl-class machinist's job, tempor- weeks uforlc account of being ill, but 311.. R. Hanna. traveilng road fore- :trily. while Willlam H. Carter. from we are happy to report he is back on man of engineers, has located with :vest shops, Springfield, is filling Mr. the joh again. Joplln ns I~eadquarters. Mrs. Hanna r a\-inecs' job. Theon Stracli, machinist, spent onc arrived about the 10th of August. .\ recent shakeup occurred in the day in Cape Girardeau recently. They will live at 171i Noffet avenue. rar department when the general fore- Another switchman has been put OIL In order to stay within approGria- -~'sjob was abolished. Mr. W.\\'. at this point to help take care of tllr tion:. the forces at Ruth Yards and at I'laypool Is now on the car foreman's melon business. the roundhouse were reduced to em- ioh while Mr. A. D. Harcrow bum~ed ergency forces tlie last week of July. III on an Inspecting job. At Ruth. Carey Griebe. air man, Karl The water service qang of Ed Car- B&B REPORT-SOUTH W ESTERN Foster and Fred Giet. car Irp:iIrers tpr's has been busv for about two DIVISION were laid off. At the roundhouse the L$+eks installing oil stations at five mechanical forces went on half time. ;,;,intson the division. We understand .J. 0. WOODS, Reporter Mr. Xewt Haynes, rate cleric, is driv- ! number of our locomotives, etc., are - in% a new Chevrolet 6. !n be equipped with oil burners. Virgil I.eak and men are doing con- Don't very often hapl)en, but G. I,. crete work at \Vheatland. Seanor, general roundhouse foreman, LOCAL NO. 18-BIRMINGHAM, ALA. N'. E. Fountain and men are erect- and his son went fishing one day the ing a new water tank at Oklahoma last of July. City. Mr. G. S. Franklin of Springfield war; W. a. 3IYEP.S. Reporter iY. A. Lantz and men are busy with a visitor on the 30th of July at the false work in connection with the new home of his nepl~ew,A. L. Franklin, concrete work being done between sto~,elterper. S. R. Mathis, night roundhouse fore- Mrs. D. -4. Hubbard and daughter. man, has been away on a vacation the Pierce City and Grand Rivcr. E. Annabelle, wife and daughter of D.. .!. past two weeks. He visited relatives F. Maggi and men are placing Hubbarrl ut the roundhouse, were vlsl- ill Indianapolis, Ind., but Is back now new ties on Sorth Washitu, also re- newing sume bridges on Sulphur tors in and about Tulsa the first part and reported a very enjoyable time. of August. I. H. Waide, maclilnist, acted in his branch. 0. Clare, son of Roger C. Fletcher, ma- ~hwnc~. 1'. Smith and men are finishing chinist at roundhouse. spent two ',ie were sorry to lose Clyde Hart, up work in connection with the new weeks of August visiting friends in ,~lat.hinist agprentice, who quit us and depot at Tulsa, also taking down tlie yard office at Sapulpa and shipping Lawton. Okla homn. pined the navy. JIrs. I.. 0. Foster and son are visiting Ted Downey, drill-press operator, is same to Peachville, Ark. in Detroit, Jlichigan. the proud father of a baby girl who George Simpson and men are paint- arrived aL' his home July 13. ing the So~lthCanadlan brldfi-e at Francis. \\'. 0. "Kid" Lee. machinist, suflered \V. A. Lantz and crew were called LOCAL NO. 17-TULSA, OKLA. a severe foot injury recently. He has to the Northern division to help re- Iwen a patient at St. Vincent's hos- place a bridge that was burned near rlital for the past two weeks. \Ve Ash Grove. Our old veteran pile driver imrn that he is improving rapidly and friend, Frank iVoodard, reports that' vr hope he will be able to be back he has been called to every division on Paul Clorhin, machinist, and family 11 work with US again soon. the Frisco but he considers Mr. Solton, spent a ten day vacation in hlissouri. C. E. Beard, night cab man, has re- the general B. L B. foreman. nccordr~l Claude Johnson and family are visit- viyned. He Is going into a business them the most courteous treatment ing in and around Alton. No. r1.r himself. We are sorry to lose Mr. they ever received on foreign divisions. M. James and Bill Woolsey are back 1:vard but we wish him success in his Mart \\'bite is laying ofT on account on the jub after having been confined new enterprise. of lier\'ous breakdown. 111 St. Louis hospital for some time. Paul Connelly, machinist, is filling C!url Boone is back at work after a \Ir.F:. Riddle, drill pressman, spent thr vacancy left by Mr. Beard on the short IayoPe on account of kidney n weel; with home folks in Missouri. niglit shift. trouble. \Ir, H. Trantham, machinist, spent a \V. F. Lawson, machine shop fore- Lester Edgar is back on job after week with home folks in Springfield. man, is back with us again alter three weeks layoff on account of rheu- H. J. Ray, machine shop foreman, "[rending a two-week vacation in De- matism. is hack in St. Louis hospital. [toit. Slngara Falls and parts of Andy Goetz, machinist. is hack :tt k.'niiada. He reported a very enjoyable COACH YARD-KANSAS CITY, MO. \vork irfter having been off twent!. I [me. days account sickness. \Ye are glad to hare L. D. Criswell, Guy Everett, boilermaker, spent a wichinist, back at work with us again. J. J. SC:LTJVh;\-, Reporter ten day vacation in Texas recently. mfler a greatly extended absence on Jacob Hall. pipem:in, ht~sentered tlie t(,count of fats1 eye injury. Several changem were made In the bonds of matrimony. Congratulations During the layoff In the latter part car department, effective August 1. P. to both Mr. and Mrs. Hall. rd Julv manv of the fellows took ad- F. Slmngler. whore posltion at Spring- H. R. Crawford. wife and daughter :tntaie of tile opporlunity and visited field was cut o!T, came back to Kansas are spendlng a short vacation in Dallas -?lalives In various parts of the city, bumping assistant selteral car and Donham, Texas. nuntry. foreman. L. J. Leigh. who. in turn. Ruby Emerson. machlnist. is the ,Jerry Sulllvan, car relnirman, has bumped JI. .I. Sartaiii, car foreman at proud father of a 9% pound boy. Con- ;hrm visiting relatives in South Da- north yards. Mr. Sxrtain bumoed gratulations to both Mr. and Mrs. Emerson.

his daughter PEonl Chicago. Maude Takey gave us a thrill this agent. His appointment H. L. Young, fireman, and family month when she appeared with a good of the advertising slogan, ' have returned from a three weeks' va- looking diamond on her engagement larity must be deserved." cation in California. finger. Effective August 15th, Mr. McCain Mrs. Geo. Pet'ry. wife of Brakeman And Louise Laes contihued the thrill was transferred to FC SIT~ith, Xr. H. Petry, was in Clinton recently. when she announced her marriage to G. Snyder coming to Springfield a- Dick Shaw, warehouse clerk, re~orts .T. C. Schofleld of Aldrich, 320.. at the agent, in charge of both the frelght a very enjoyable vacation spent in home of her sister in Illinois, on Julz: and passenger stations. Winnepeg, Canada. 27th. Louise was given a lovely mis- We had hardly heard t he news of Nrs. Frank Wilson. wife of En~ineer cellaneous shower at the home of the new lineup, when we w ere shocked Wilson, had as her guest recentiy her Theda Pyland; she leaves with the best by the sudden and unttmely death 01 brother, Robert Duden, and family wishes of the office, to make her home Mr. A. Mills, for many years chie! from Kansas City, and her niece, Miss near Ndrich. clerk at the freight hous,e and after Elva McKiearnan from Detrolt, Xich. Florence Lyons is back on the job August' lst, with jurlsdicti on over thc Emmett Cook, extra fireman, had the again with a bound ankle, aft'er a few passenger station. misfortune of havinc hvo ribs broken days off with a bad sprain from a fall. by being klcked by 2 mule while help- This is the second Injury to her aukle Blaine Killingsworth, wl10 was SCC. ing bale hay. We are glad to report \vithin a few months. retary to Jlr. Bruton, has 8displaced H he is recovering nicly. 3Irs. Ada Branson who went to sunnv J. I)ennis, ticket seller. H omer going >Irs. Harry Kline, wife of Conductor California when she was bumped from on the extra board. Kline, visited in I<. C. last week. her assignment, writes that she has The all-expense-tour to Washington My error: ;\I. Crews, section foreman. secured a good position in San Diego D. C., exceeded our expectations, sixtg- who attended the Veterans' reunion is -and at the same tlme tenders her six ueonle from S~rin~fleldI taklnrr ad- not retired. resignation. We wish her st'eady em- vantage of t'he extremely 1ow rat:. 11 Chess Staples, flreman, and family ployment. was particularly gratifyin{- to us slice motored to Sedalia Sunday. that we had 86 neonle to Iit. ~ouison Garland Webb, caller, and wife re- the popular exruksion of the same date port a very enjoyable vacation spent FUEL DEPARTMENT lye are always prepared for unusual at Springfield, Louisburg and Ha- ST. LOUIS, MO. rluestions-such as, "If I nnail a lette- vanna. at the station tonight, wi111 it get to As the freight helper job at Deep- Summerville in time to go out on the water was abolished Garland Webb LOUISE GIBSOS, Reporter star route"-but we were Caught bumped Dan Hurlbut, the caller. Dan little off guard the other n ight when A is undecided what he will do. At the last meetlng of fuel super- feminine voice over th e telephon~ Mildred and Danny Hurlbut, Jr.. visors and inspectors, held in Mr. Col- asked what the admission would be children of Dan Hurlbut, are visiting lett's office, the following were pl-es- the midnight show Satu ent: JIr. J. E. Whalen. St. Louis. Mo.: rday night in Houston, Texan. We were afraid for a mi nute that 1 Geo. Scrogham, brakeman, was off Mr. C. E. Bissell, Pittsburg, Kansas: new tat'lfl had been issued which sr on account of the death of his brother- 311'. G. L. Schneider, Sapulpa, Okla.: had missed. However aflter a littlr Mr. D. B. Reed, Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. in-law, Gaylord Llonberger. discrete hemming and hawing np T. B. Coppage, superint'endent, was H. T. Conley, St. Louis, Mo., and JIr. found out the lady thous:ht she had 31. in Clinton look~ngafter business this H. Rodwlg. Tulsa, Olcla. one of the local theatre!3 and nor week. Mr. H. E. Martin recently made a honor was preserved. week-end trlp to Springfield, Xo., where he visited relatives. NEWS SERVICE DEPARTMENT Edith Wiessman just came in, all SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI .smiles, from a week-end trip to TELEGRAPH DEPAALTMENT Chicago. The vim with which she has J. P. BRIGGS, Reporter attacked her work leads us all to be- lieve she had a grand time on the lake. 0. L. OUSLEY, Re] Mr. Frank H. Schick has been away JIr. and >lrs. J. P. Briggs vistted for several days, ill. He was in the Arthur C. Erke, clerk, rebsumed work with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Merchant at Frisco hospital until Saturday, the in this office, August 10, after having Ardmore. Okla.. July 19. 1.5th, when he was released and we been OR duty three weekei account all Charley Dial, agency manager, had hope he will soon be able to be back attack of scarlet fever. the misfortune to have his car stolen ot~t'he job. Miss JIaude Gorsuch. s tenographer, about two weeks ago, but was verl Larry Kitts is slou'ly recovering left tnis department Augu:st 9, accoun1 lucky in finding it at Monett' 1\10., and from the part he took in the baseball force reduction. She wi 11for visit a ~eek. her it was in good condition excebt fenders game at the Frisco Clubs' picnic on parents in Jefferson City and some other defects. He now has Sunday, August 8. While Larry's before going to Oklahoma Clty, where it all fixed up and is as proud as if team, the married men, lost the game she hns secured employmen t. he had a new car. t'o the single men's team, Larry is still P. E. Paulsell, telegraph,., ., .,..,.- Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Reid spent July of the opinion that the single men ing B. L. Kennedy in "S" office wh~it. 23 in St. Louis. should have had a larger score. Mr. Kennedy and family are on a tuo- Bert Ferbrache journeyed to the big Al Lutz slipped away for the week- weeks' vacation in Tennessee. city of St. Louis and took in a ball end a few weeks ago and visited his game August 9. He is quit'e a base- E. F. Oakes, operator from SapuIpa, "home town". Mound Citv. Ill. We is relieving T. M. Maxwell in the ball fan and if we want to know about always enjoy 41's stories Lf when he a game we just ask Bert. was in Mound City. Springfield telegraph office. Maxwell ?vIrs. Chas. Dial and daughters are JIr. D. B. Reed. fuel ins~ector.from IS on vacation. enjoying a vacation in California, and Birmingham, Ala.' was in ihe office on Account' renrrangement of forces, di- from reports having a fine time. business a short' time ago. Yes, it's vision linemen have been re-assigned R. C. Osborne spent the usual time been hot in Birmingham, Coo. as follows: J. R. Moore, Monett: L. C. on the road inspecting the news stands Gelling, Oklahoma City: B. E. Lofti:. and auditing accounts. Hugo; H. E. Jordan, Thayer; A. B. SIrs. C. B. Anderson and children Tribble. Hayti; -4. E. Laxton, Madill. have returned from a rislt in Cali- MILL STREET PASSENGER W. 0. Wise, Fayetteville: S. L. Canady, fornia. STATION Tnlihina; E. N. Wood, Ste. Genevieve. L. D. Tully has been spending the SPRINGFIELD, MO. last feur week-ends at Rockaway Reach near Holister, Mo., and we can W. S. WOOD, Reporter tell by his looks that he enjoyed him- self very much, Events have han1,ened so raaidlv lately that it has been difficult fir us to keep our bearings. OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT On Julv 24th the SDrfnefleld Termi- SPRINGFIELD, MO. nal was consolidated bithuthe Eastern SECURITY NATIONAL BANK division and Mr. 0. W.Bruton, super- ~ntendent, was transferred to Okla- Reasons Why: 3IARIE ARSOLD, Reporter homa Clty. \Ve were very sorry to see 4% on Savings balances In 1\11.. Bruton leave us. Long ago we excess of the first $500 What came near to being a t-ragedy learned to respect his sincerity and 3%y0 on Savings balances up was turned into comedy a few days hls conscientious efforts to serve the ago when Irene Roren of the record best interests of the company and to to $500 department calmly sat down on the value his friendly advice and helpful 1% 011 Checking Account bumper of a car into whose path she suggestions t'o the employes. balances in excess of $1,000 had stepped. Several who saw her step On .\urust 1st Mr. E. D. Chaudet in front of the car were speechless was proeriltol F. .-\. Hullun~.swithman, has retwnr~l antl his brother are runnlng a grocery to dut\- after an extrnrled nbscnce ac- store In Oltlnhom? City. .. ~~~- - ~~.- Prom the Tulstr Democrat. Tulsa. Tn- rlian Territory .\ugust 8. 1906: "Vice Xr. and Mrs. 0. I.:. Guin I~tl\~ercturnrd ( SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I Presitlent Gray and newly appointetl from Beaumont. Tcxas, where they visitell Genwal Manager Dickson of the Frisco acveral days with Mr. Guin's sister. will be in Tulsa Pour days this week. on JIrs. G. R. Warren, (laughter and son. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT a tour of inspection. The Frisco glnns to have returned from an extrnderi trig to make Tulsa the division point and to Calflornia where they vislted relativeq in TULSA, OKLA. lomte shops here." T.ong Beach and Los An~eles. Enrontc In 1896, there were only four automo- they stopped at different points of inter- W. I)ilw in the I'niterl States. rst. which included Ikmwr. Salt La%+ I<. BARER. Reportrr W. K. Baker ~~llsprnd two wceks at City and Reno. Fort Sill nith the 160th F. .2. Okla. Nost hearty congratulations to W. T. Sationnl Guard f~omCltlremorc begin- I Gordon, disnatcher. Sapulpa. upon the ning .2oguqt 1:. birth of William Thomas Gordon. Jr. W. Walters and family, are on an ex- tended wcation trip to xcw Pork and ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS California. Gene Autry. acting as agent OFFICE SUPT. TERMINALS at Weleetka clorlna Mr. Walters nbscnce. The followina extra oprrators have WEST TULSA, OKLA. taken a leave of absence: E. C. Holland to Palestine. Texas : R. 1,. Prince to Tzar- JITSS EDSA A. WOODEX, Rcportcr INVESTMENT go. Florfdn : G. 0. Pirliett to nothan. A41ab:ima, and A. N. Gravcs to Daisy. SIrs. 31. I.. York and little (Inuahter. BONDS Tenn. Merlyn, have returned from Chicaao. AID & COMPANY, Inc. The writer vislted in Springfldrl a fen- wherr thry spcnt several clays. days recently and while thew got ac- John H. Smith. switchman. who under- Security Bldg. ST. LOUIS, 310. "S" quainted with some of the boys in went an operation rerentl~Por appendici- MEMBERS, ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHANGE office. Surc is a nicr bunch up thrrr and ti8 is reportcil jirttinf alonp nicely. I cnjoyed my short visit with thrm very Word has been rcrrivcrl of the :rrri\:~l much. of s littlv rlaugllter in the home of 311.. Many of thc operators on the Rerl-Rivev and 1Ir.s. T,ynn C. Holloway July 26, to Sub.. will grieve at the loss of their good whom they huvc given the nnme of Tonn friend 'CIr. S. Montgomrrs-. known to all nr 311'. Hollon ay fol merIy worked ill this "Montv" who was killer1 .Julv 24. Lev nffi,w., - .- . . Owens Paper Box Co. Wclsh: dkn~ulgce,and nr.D. Fine attenti- I Mrs. C. .J. Quinn. and c~liildrrnhave rr- ed the services at Okmuisrc. Interment turnccl from Sp~.ingReld.Mo.. where thcy in Mansflelrl, Arb. visitccl several d;~ys with relntiven ant1 D. F. Smith, third ticket clerk at Sapul- frlen(1s. pa, bumped by D. R. 3TcCain from 4da. The many friends of Mrs. H. F. Cuniliff T2nderstand XIr. Sn~ithbumped Ed. Rey- will be glad to know s!~is much improv- nolds on 1st trick at the New FFrco e(1 in health antl that lwr family now Rock Island station at Oklahoma City. have hope for a complete recovrry. We sorta hate to see Dewey go. but our loss will be their gain -and wish Dewey all kinds of good luck. Continuing the bumps from last month: Nat. Burch bumped Harry Fisher at "K3 Tulsa. Fisher to 2nd West Tulsa I Consolidated Lamp Company I vice E. Schllcht to agency Fairland, vfre LIGHTING SPECIALISTS G. AT. Doggett to arency Olustce. vice J. I*': Garner to 3rd Mt~dillvice H. L. For- ACcnta for sythe, who in turn reverts to extra board. M'ESTISGHOUSE LAJIPY J. J. Corum from agency Schulter to 162? Chemical Building PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES agency Troy vlce 0. L. Haddon, Sr., to St. Louis. 310. 1 1 2nd Holdenvllle vice XI. B. Rcynolds who in turn reverts to extra board: R. .T. Hor- wood from agency Hcadrick to 3rd trick Francis, vice J. T. Mayberry to aqencr Sculter vice P. H. Fisk to 1st Cyrll vick H, 31. Russell. DESKS CHAIRS TABLES Hy. L. Schafermeyer H. R. Lee. from 2nd Holdcnvllle to 1st Tulsa Intcrlocker. vice E. A. Vlnlna to FlLlSG CARISETS STEEL FCRSITURE Locksmith and Machinist 3rd vice 0. L. Haddon. Jr.. who reverts Back to extra board. RAILROAD SETTEES Safes Opened and Repaired Nat. Burch and wife are visitlng with 408-10 N. 3rd St. their son in Seattle. Washinfton, for the next thirty rlays, with J. E. Moore reliev- St. Louis. Mo. MAin 0213 , ing at "Kl3" Tulsa. C. T. Fine, extra operator relieving Si. Slocum on third trlck "XY" Sapulpa, E. A. HOLSCHER wkllc Mr. Slocum relieves S. D. Leggett as agent at Lawton few weeks. OFFICE FURNITURE CO. JEFFGRSOS 0414 JEFFERSOS 0415 Account heavy rains in and nbout Altas July 20. which took down tlte traln wires south of Altus, it became necessary Becht Laundry Co for the Sapulpa wire chlefs to make an emergency patch via Sprin,gleld. Enid. We Specialize in Snyder and Altus to give Oklahoma City Family Laundry a traln wire south. This patch covered 1106 Pine Street SAINT LOUIS a complete circle of approxirnately 950 Louis miles. - MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS Engineer I.. L. Hinch, West Tulsa ,.ording to latest reports, spends his Tartis is in St. Louis hospital for treat- week-ends Rshing, but as yet we have TULSA, OKLA. ment. tast-ed no fish. Try and believe it. TULSA FREIGHT OFFICE As boasted last month, the pennant L A. MACK and AMELIA KALT. is hack in the possession of Tulsa warehouse. Reporters FRED A. SHELLHORN, Reporter TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Mn. G. Stowell. of Beaumont. Texas. Miss Goldie Workman, tonnage clerk, was the guest of Mr. and Xrs. Retzlaff and Miss Irene Doling, formerly secre- TULSA, OKLA. thr nrsl part of July. tary to the agent in this office, left Hiss Myrtle E. XcConnell. distribution the 1.5th for a two-weeks' vacation in JIARGT.;RY O'BRIEN, Reporter clerk, rpent thr last week in July with Chicago and Jlackinac Island. They frlends at Houston and Galveston. Texas. are taking a boat trlp from Chicago: 11. C. Culter and his wife spent their She reports a very enjoyable trip. trapping and tramping will be their vacation visiting with relatives and MIP. W. F. Krafft and children spent a main amusements. friends in California. few days the latter part of duly aith Miss JIarguerlte Hefron, stenog- R. W. Berry, accompanied by his relatives and friends at Springfield. rapher to chlef revislng clerk, has re- wife and baby, spent their vacation We have had a hot dry summer but ou~ signed her position to take a new one visiring friends and relatives in Ar- treps and flowers are doing fairly well. with the Salional Supply Company of kansas. mprcially the trees. this city. W. V. Castle, former assistant rate . Xr. and Mrs. BI. L. LondaFin. electri- Miss Nelle White, formerly cash- clerk. this office. has been transferred clan and wife. spent a few clays in Ar- check in this office. is relieving in JIiss to the yard offiber;. West Tulsa. kansas, xlsitlnl: relatives. Hefron's vacancy. Charles Berry, son of R. W. Berry, 3ln. E. I.. Willsey and daughtcrs. Effective August 15, the Tulsa re- soliciting freight and passenger agent, Slaurice and Kathryn, wife and dauahters vising bureau was transferred to St. this ofiice, formerly stenographer- of rar foreman, are spending a \.atation i,ouis for consolidacio~~with the other clerk to assistant general passenger in Robe, Idaho. bureaus. agent, J. E. Payne. has been trans- 3Iru. John White. wife of air bmke- JIr. Geo. Jones, switching clerk. was ferred to St. Louis and we are happy to man. Is spending an enjoyable vacation a patient at St. Louis hospital for a hear from Mr. Berry that he is much in Lor 4ngeles. fe\\. days last week, returning to us pleased aith his present position in with a lot of new pap. St. Louis. Mr. LUIS C. Johnson, car cnrpentrr Is Wabash Bryan, chief rate clerk. The Friwo Ladies' Cluh had thelr leaving soon to enter the St. Louis Hospi- made an extensive visit back east over picnic ou July 20th; we had all tal for treatment. HOD^ he aets alon~ the week-end. planned on a big time, but due to very nlrely. F. A. Shellhorn, chief bill clerk, and severe rain storm, many of the folks Xrs. 31. I.,. Guinney. wife of chlef rlerk. wife, spent a short vacation in the were kept' at home, however, about in spending a few davs at Arrlmorr Okla- east, visiting Niagara Falls and Bos- thirty did get out to the Sand Springs homa. visiting her pkrents. Mr. a41 311,s. ton. L. F. Freeman. park aud they all reported a good Mr. E. L. Phelps, general car foreman, JIr. Ralph JIorris, until recently bill time playing hridge and the11 all en- clerk, has taken a position with the joyed H very delightful supper. who has been quite ill. has now retnrned Tulsa Terminal Warehouse as book- A number of our Tulsa forces at- to work. keeper. t6ltderl a picnic at Sulphur, given by Mr.. E. L. Pl~elps,general car foreman. 13. V. Johnson, chief claim clerk, act- t'he Frisco En~ployen'Club on Sunday, of the Southwestern Division. effective .4uanst 1. had his territory extended to corer Western Divislon and Texas Lines. Nim Pounds. Brown hoist engineer. West Tulsa. who has been away from duty Rome time account of injr~~?,is re- ported as rloinq nlcely. Mr. F. R. Phillips, blacksmith at West Tulsa, is in St. Louis Hospital for treat- ment to his hand. which was badly cut Flagman when Mr. Phillips had an auton~obileac- cident in July. 1931. 31. L. Londagin. electrician. West Tul- ra has been away on a short vacation in Arkansas. Mr. Londagin says li~htnlnp don't strike twice in the same place but finds pleasure you can get a Pontlac coach off in the same hole of water in the same river take. Mr. W. R. Honnrtt. piece work checkcr. Wwt Tulsa, is away from duty account of illness. Mr. Chas. Crapps who has been away from his work for some time account of death In his family. is now repoltetl ill. but dolnr: better. Mr. Crapps is sprinp- man at Weat Tulsa. N Chicago, the Randolph Street Mr. C. N. Johnson. machinist. \Vest I Locker Room is almost a rail- Tulsa and his family are sgenrling their road man's club. Flagmen, brake- vacatlon with their folks in Tharer. 310. men and conductors can always .\TI.. J. I.,. Franklin, engine yards. West be found there chatting, smoking Tulsa. who has been away from his work for some time account of injury received and playing cards while waiting in Cosdrn Plxnt whilc workinc. is.- renort- for their runs. rd cloinfi~nicely atSt Louis hospital. S. Szymanski was there when we took his picture. Edgeworth is a blend Engineer J. E. Jones. Fort Scott is away from his run acyount of illness. Looks happy, doesn't he? That good-looking pipe of fine old burleys, Engineer T. L. Colv~n,and xife are on must have something to do with his contentment. It with its naturalsavor extended vacation in pcrsuit of the flnny is packed with Edgeworth. Edgeworth and a pipe insured by Edge- tribe make the favorite smoking combination of railroad worth'sdistinctive Fireman Ross A. Monroe. West Tulsa. is away on vacation which will be spent men everywhere. eleventh process. In California. You can buy Edgeworth wherever tobacco is sold. For pipe pieas- IqCnginee~' D. P. Cronrn, yard enrrinrer'. Edgeworth Ready.Rubbed or Edgeworth Plug Slice get a tin of Edge- West Tulsa. ix spending his vac,ation in 154 and up, according to size. Or, for a generous worth. Allsizes. 156 Kensrrs City visiting his sister who livrs ~t that point. free trial ~acket,address Lams & Bro. Co., 108 S. pocket package to 22d St., Richmond, Va. pound humidor tin. 1 Chiffee Buildin$ & Loan Ass'n Authorized Capltal $2,000,000.00 EDGEWORTH ORGASIZED 1909 BY FRISCO I ENPLOYES I SMOKING TOBACCO 1 6% Dividends on Full Paid Stock I Page 46

August 2nd. special train leaving Tulsa at the Frisco Hospital in St. Louis, and n week account of an infected arm has at 6:30 a. m., returning late that night. the Frisco employes at Cape Glrardeau now fully recovered and is again on the everybody enjoyed the day very much want to join ~4thMr. Barrett's man>- job. and want to thank our friends for frlends in extending their cleedest sym- 3'. C. Harper is the new signal main- the nice time accorded. pathy to his family. talner at Cape Glrardeau, harlng taken 0. H. Reid, general agent, this of- J. I?. Neal, ticket agent, has had as his the place of S. I,. Uhr. who was tranafer- Ace, made a splendid speech at Madill guest. his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. red to Sprinpfleld. >lo. at Frisco Employes' Club outing, wlth a.nd Mrs. Frank Neal of Xemphis. Tenn. reference to the present condition of Joe Schurner. trucker. spent Sunday in the railroads, which included a strong Blytheville, Ark., visiting friends. appeal to each and every one present 311,. and Mrs. Don Parr, &Iorris Dunkiin POCAHONTAS, ARK. to take home the thought of our con- and the writer motored to St. Louis to see dition today and to do something to the Caulinal-Giant double-header. help, impressing upon them the re- S. L. Uhr, signal supervisor, and family CLEATUS PKICIS. Re1)ortt.r sources of the Frlsco, the amount of have moved hack to Springfield. Mo. t'axes paid annually, etc., and the Durlng the recent reduction in forces Mr. E. necessitv of ~ettinrtragic for our JIr. Weal' Schoonover, son or' C. railroad: Uhr was transferred back to Springfleicl. Schoonover and brother of W. J. Schoon- The Frisco Ladies' Club gave a sur- We are all mighty sorry to lose Mr. Uhr over. Frisco attorney, has returned Iron1 prise party for Fannle Turley, form- and only hope that he will be back again hospita.1 where he underwent an openition erly of the local freight oflice. who sometime. on his knee. JIr. Wear was injured while was married quietly to Herman Bol- 311%. Edgar Willer and son, spent thr in Holly~vooti.Calif., with the All-Ameri- ling. Ifre presented Fannie with a day at BloornAeltl. Mo.. as guests of Mrs. can Football Team n1alcinr;- the victure lovely casserole. The evening wan Wrn. Dossett. "Maybe Its Love." spent playing bridge, followed by re- Don Parr. switehmiln. who was off duty Mr. Ray Boyd. former went Perryville freshments. - Mr. and Mrs. Tegler have returned from their vacation, part of their rime spent in Canada and on their re- turn they stopped at Chicago. Nrs. Tealer says they had a wonderl'ul trib. J. D. Rogers has been transferred from the city ticket office to the traffic department as solicitlng freight and passenger agent'; Phil F. Atkin- son belng promoted to position l'orln- erly held by 3Ir. Rogers. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT SAPULPA, OKLA. JENKIE E. AITCHISOS,- Reporter 311~sLols Flanagan, stenographer to the chief clerk. snent a week at the Keaches~in ~alv'estbn. Mrs. Ella M. Burd, file clerk, enjoyed x week's vacation at home in Tulsa 2nd about. A son, W. T., Jr., was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gordon, July 23. Mr. Cordon Is dispatcher on the Creek and Sherman Subs. Miss Mabel Spent spenr the week nndlng August 16 with friends in Kan- sas Clty. Among those attending the Frisco employes' plcnic at Sulphur from this offlce were the Misses Ella Thrasher. LOIS Flanagan, Louise Weidman. Mrs. Thelma Cobb, Jlr, and Mrs. Frank Camobell. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Reimer, e. ~. each and A. Morgan. C. S. Miller, dispatcher, and son are snendlnz a month'a vacation in Black ~llls,&uth Dakota. Word has been recelved from W. C. Unless the Line is Completely Closed Cnmnbell. draftsman. who was recently Gut' bff on account bt force reduction. that he had secured employment with Scale can be ~ekoved the Unlted States Engineering Depart- ment engaged In making channel As long as Dearborn Special Formula No. 134 can be forced through the probings for proposed dikes systems line, carbonate scale is dissolved quickly at very moderate cost. hetween Omaha. Neb.. and St. Josenh. i\lo.; however, he is desirous of return- Dearborn Special Formula No. 134 is also rapid and thorough in removing ing to the Frisco family. scale from heaters, cooling coils, Diesel engine heads and jackets, condensers, pumps, evaporators, water meters, pasteurizers and boilers. Dearborn Special Formula No. 134 eliminates the danger from using acid I RIVER DlVlSlON I and the laborious and expensive use of hand tools. Write, describing your scaled equipment. Recommendations will be submitted gladly. . CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. Dearborn Chemical Company INEZ LAIL, Reporter 205 East 42nd Street, New York 310 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago Word has just been received here of tile Frisco Building, St. Louis (death of 31. J. Barrett, travellng engineer.

Out of the night comes dawn. , Out of sympathy comes servlce. Mrs. C. 1. Forster, Funeral Home No. 918-920 Brooklyn Ave. -KANSAS CITY. MO. GRand 0336 September, 1931

I Is a welcome to Mr. Lee. Mr. C. 0. McCain. the new division Junction visiting in Pocahontas. Ray i N dlspiaced as agent at that point and The office boy's job. superintendent's freight and passenger agent at Fort j3 undecided just where he will locate. office is getting to be verv popular. have Smith arrived and took charge on August , Jlr. J. W. Summers, former agent. Wit- had seven different clerks 'on thls p6sitlon 15th. We sincerely hope that MI,. McCain tenburg. Xlo., has been assigned as agent since July 31. will like his new work at Fort Smith. , Pocahontas and began Ills duties here. Mrs. Bryant of Winston-Salem. X. C. He relieved Mr. E. A. Harbin, who was Nr. and Mrs. Earl E. Dodd announce the birth of a daughter August 8, to has been "isiting her parents. Xlr. and transferred to Brooks Junction. 310. Mrs. S. T. Cantrell for several weeks. Mr. R. E. Layman has been assigned as whom they hare given the name of De- loris. Mr. Bryant came to Fort Smith to accom- agmt at Walnut Ridge. pany his famlly home. . Account reduction in force we lose Mr. Ed. Crandall, trainmaster's stenographer -1ccount of ill health Mr. N. I<. Waters. at Fort Smith. transportation clerk, has taken an ex- tended leave of absence. We all hope to SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE Mr. R. >Iq McGlasson, chief clerk, di- CHAFFEE, MO. see Mr. Waters back on the job soon vision freight and passenger agent's of- and in good health. flce, spent two weeks' vacation visitinr ANNA GOLDEN. Reporter various points in Oklahoma. Mr. McGlas- SIrs. Chas. JlcCulley. wife of abstract son was accompanied by Mrs. ALcGlasson. clerk. local freight office. has taken a trip Mr. J. G. Weaver. and familv. left to Sulphur Springs. Texas. where she will JIr. E. W. Smith was called to Terre August 1.5th for ~klahomaCity -&here visit relatives for a fern days. Haute.-.. - . Indiana. last month account Mr. Weaver had been promoted to traffic Mr. T. F. Scott, section laborer who death In family. manager. Mr. Weaver's friends at Fort was injured in Fort Smith yards a few JIrs. Bertha Parnell of St. Joseph, Smith wish hlm success in his new posi- days ago reports that his foot is some 1 Illlnoir has been visitina with her son, \Vt? I iir;-\v.'J. ergu us on, assistant engineer, tion. better. hope Mr. Scott will soon be I for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Genest A. lCIorgan and two children and several of their friends have returned from a fishing. and camping trip on Castor River. Urs. 31. E. Gisi a.nd two daughters have been visiting In St. Louis for a few days. Sorman Matthews of Fort Scott, Kansas, has been visiting with his parenrs 31r. and Xrs. A. N. Xatthews. Miss Anne Guethle spent a day in Hobbs Western Company St. Louis durinr the flrst part of the month, Miss Lorena Bollinger took care the work in the B&B and roadmar- ter's office during her absence. 1 96 7 Railway Exchange Building Xiss Ethel Mae Robinson, daughter of englneer and Mrs. R. J. Robinson. has returned from Columbia, Nissouri, ,&ere she was a summer student of ST. LOUIS, MO. )lirsouri University. She was accom- panied home by Xiss Helen Xusdne, sho formerly taught in the Chaffee .~ehools Bfiss Austine also visited with 'llrs. RL~Ballard during- her stay in ChaKee. Jl~ssIla Cook recent11 spent nreek- end with her mother, Mrs. A. W. Fay. .Xr. and Mrs. R. E. Stewart have had as their guest for a few days, Mr. Stewart's sister. Mrs. XcDaniels, of &ringfield. Missouri. RAILROAD CROSS TIES Harold Hopkins, our former call boy, rwent'ly spent a few days in St. Louis. Mrs. E. W. Smith and little son. Gene. have returned from an extended visit ...In -San -- Antonio. Texas. and other Timber Products ..ouLhern points. JIrs. M. E. Gisi has had as her guest for a few davs her mother, Nrs. Hoff- man- 2 Ste. 'Genevieve. No. c.' G. Roland recently motored Co Pocahontas. Arkansas, to spend week- end with Cleatus Price. 3Iiss Lorena Bollinger, of Oran, has been taking care of some of the work in the superintendent's office while Xirs Elizabeth Grieshaber enjoyed a few days' vacation. E. C. Heard of Chicago, Illinois, re- cently paid the office a short visit. Mr. MISSOURI TEXAS Heard was formerly connected with the accounting department at Chaffee :~ndis now working with the Inter- ARKANSAS ALABAMA state Commerce Commission. OKLAHOMA FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI

FORT SMITH, ARK. EARL E. DODD, Reportcr

JIiss Frances Worthan who was recent- mis~laced as second trick operator at Fort Smith yard office, has taken ovev R. C. HOBBS - - President I. C. ROWE - - Sec.-Treas. the operator-agent position at Bonanza. Arkansas. A. R. FATHMAhT - Vice-Pres. G. M. HANSON, Asst. Sec.-Tr. Mr. W. B. walker, switchmnn. who was C. H. HOBBS - Vice-Pres. E. J. STOCKING Sales Mgr. Injured Sunday, August 2. is recorerinr - - rapidly and we hope to see Mr. Walker back on the job before very long. Jlr. H. J. Taylor, Teller dispatcher. was reileved July 24 by Mr. H. F. Lee. IVe ail1 miss Mr. Taylor but wish to estencl Pnge 48

able to return to his job. chief clcrk cashier in f~~ightoffice. Cilivf 1Irs. Lee \i'rlch. wifc of telegrapher- 1 Mr. A. M. Leitzell, general agent, is c,lerk, H. T. \Vood, has been assigned ticket cashier, has returned from C:hlcap~. 1 back on the job after spending a few days duties of cashier at this station. where she Spent the last three mc ~nths. attending the Lions Convention at On- Account position of check clerk beina Regret failing to report that F irem;~n tario. Canada. Mr. Leitzell reports that abolihed. George Hilsheimer exercised his R. F. Lackey attended the Vetera ns' Re. Canada is a dry country. seniority by displacing extra trucker. union at Springfield. July 22-23. Mr. Paul Dodson has taken over the \\-alter Wilson. Mrs. 31. A. Roach spent the week end of ' position as office boy effective August 17. August 8 in Oklahoma City. Mr. Dodson expects his wife to join him About flftl; employes at Okrnulgee at- Switchman R. H. Huphey is la) soon. We hope Mr. and Xrs. Dodson tended the Frisco employes' picnic at Sul- account illness. He expects to lea. will like Fort Smith. phur. Oklahoma, August 2. Xembers of the Sulphur Chamber of Commerce met for the St. Louis hospital. the special train, pave the en~ployesiden- Miss Margaret Hughey. who has been in Tuscon, Arfz.. for several years, is expect. tiflration tickets. furnished cars for sight- ell home in September. OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT seeing and passes for the concessions. I Pard Clerk Fred Drewell Is on the sick OKMULGEE, OKLA. A good time was had by all. It is report- list. He Is being relieved by Felix ed Joe Horlsdon wants a picnic every Sun- Fireman R. B. Lackey visited ir HELEN TRONE. Reporter tla)'. E. I<. Rikarcl was on the sick list honia City, August 7 and 8. August 3. Too much picnic. 311.. and Mrs. A. T. Ekstrom spe~?t Sun- Account of position of cashier be in^ Mr. and Mrr. R. N. Reene and family day, Aupust 9 in Tulsa with the!~r son. abolished. E. K. Rikard and family have wturned from a visit with Mrs. Beene's Ed. Ekstrom. moved. to Sapulpa, Mr. Rikarcl displaciny mother, 3Irs. U'. L. 1\Iiller, at Rogers. Ark. JIiss Gladys Brown. daughter of house Foreman W. L. Brown. has rl from a visit with her sister. Mrs. Holden in Denison. Tex. Mr. G. A Brundidge, agent. will accom- TULSA ADVERTISERS pan)- the troop train from Tahleq uah tn Ft. Pill. Al1pust 15. HENRY ADAMSON & I ADAMSON FUEL I LEFLORE POTEAU COAL & MINING COMPANIES I TEXAS LINES 1 COMPANY 1 MINERS and SHIPPERS of LOCAL FREIGHT OFFlCl I TULSA OKLAHOMA TULSA CHIEF (Bituminous) FT. WORTH; TEXAS I and POTEAU CHIEF (Semi-Anthr.) J. r. SPICER. Reporter COALS M. C'. \Viagins has left the local Mines Located at omn, Apartments his position of collector having bee1I aboi- TULSA and POTEAU, OKLA. By Week or Month, Reasonable ished. He wrote us once since t is de- WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR pal-ture from his home at >lay. Texa.. COAL OF ANY GRADE We all regret his leaving and horbe that MRS. 0. E. HUXT business will soon justify reinstatenlent of Call Phones: Residence 9681-Office 46388 positions that have been discor itinued 711 West 4th St. OR \\TlITE US AT during the depression. In the me antinie TULSA, OKLA. TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 64 we all wish him success in some other line of endeavor. Tom Rurt. bill clerk. has gone tc ) work - for the company in Brownwood. 1Ie was succeeded here by Mr. H. A. CcImpton from Sherman. Phone 8263 A. A. Lauterbach. car clerk, ha is just NEW BRADY HOTEL completed a new fence at his home. It is the only thing running around his house. Superior Ambuknce Service l'. C. Reeves, station accountalIL re- RemodelebFireprool-Phone 2- I151 ~entlytook a ride on the "thrill er" at Capacity 300-Rates $1.00-Private c+3 Lake Worth Casino. Savs he claid H Bath $1.50-Free Parking (lime for the ride but thkt they- wool4 have to pay him plenty to get him to rid? Main at Archer it again. We wondered where he F:ot the ROBERT A. McBIRNEY "crick" in his neck until he gave us thr above information. FUNERAL HOME 31r. D. 0. Etter, chief clerk. ha:s been sronting the hllls and dales of Tarrant TOM WILSON, Mnnnxer c+3 and adjoining counties for likely 1ookinp places for doves. The dove season open? up Ppetember 1. and he never fails to bar 1119 South Boulder the limit on opening clay. He I'eportr that birds are plentiful this season. TULSA, OKLAHOMA TULS.4. OKLA. Garnett Parrott, claim clerk, ie; bark with us again. his position in the traln- master's office having been discon#tlnued. . \Velc,ome home, "Polly". The cashier's son, Warren 31ot )nnan. spent two weeks recently at ti1e boy hcout's camp in Palo Pinto County wherr he took an intensive course in pion1eenng. The underpass at Jennings and Rio Buy All Your Fall Clothes on Credit Grande is rapidly being completed. Nost of the concrete has been poured anu-. a We Outfit the Entire Family contract has been Ict for the paving. The contractors advifie that they expect to have it open for traffic on October 1st After this project is completed it is possi- SPALDINGS blc that our freight station may he rnovrd 213-215 South Main St. TULSA, OKLA. SERVICE ICE COMPANY Eastern Junction, Frisco Railway This ad is good for $2.00 to any employe of the Frisco Ry. on any SPRIXGFIELD, 310. purchase of $19.75 or more. WHOLESALE ONLY--CAR LOADS W. E. OGSTOX, President and Treasurer lterrtbcr, 19.31 Page 49

SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS

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ECZEMA SUFFERERS ! The Springfield Laundry Co. lousands have been relieved by ~r new discovery, S & Y WONDER "The Sunshine Plant" EALIXG BALM. Sold on money .ck guarantee. If your druggist LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING nnot su~~ly-- . you,. write HAT CLEANING S Y Remedy Compnny. CO. 1 MeGREGOR MOTOR Phone SUB 055 noonvllle St. Sprln~tleld,Wlnsonri SPRINGFIELD, MO. I Sprlngtleld. 310. I

Serving You Since 1889 ( LINK MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY EVERYTHING IN PAINTS ( Wholesale I ( JNO.M.OLSEN I Consult Those Who Know AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES 415-17 E. Olive St. Pkone do$ General Construction Work E SAVAGE PAINTING GO., Inc. SPRIXGFIELD. MO. I SPRINGFIELD, MO. Plsass Ship to Us Vla Freinht. Cars SPRINGFIELD, hIO. FRISCO at Connecting Point I

To give Universal Service is the goal

! have never shlpped any Chevrolet cars of Public Utility managers and opera- o Springfield any way but on the FRISCO MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROADS. tors. We are a part of the organized nety per cent belng shlpped over the ISCO. : do not have any parts shipped any other effort to reach that ideal. Y except over the FRISCO RAILROAD. tandard Motor Co. and Exclusive CHEVROLET Springfield Gas Electric Company DEALERS in Springfield 8 St. Louis St., Springfield, Mo. . Phone 974-975 Springfield Traction Company h SIX FOR THE PRICE OF A FOUR Why Drive a Four?

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senger. 31. A. Perltins. who was car FORT SCOTT ADVERTISERS clerk, displaced Willis Selson as time- keeper and Mr. Nelson displaced Clyde Ia'ord as general foreman's clerk. A Railroad We Fill Your Hospital Prescriptions Donald Anderson, who has been in Springfield For the past few months, he PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY returned to Sherman and displaced DRUG COMPANY Hugh Baker as stenographer in the master mechanic's office. Donald Man's Drin The Rexall Store worked here as stenographer before S. W. Cor. Main & Wall Phone 170 going to Springfield, so we are glad to FT. SCOTT. KAWS. have him come back. Joe Bryan, electrician, has returned to work after havlng been ofe with back about twenty feet noi,th to widen I heumatism for about Ave weeks. J. >I. the street on our side of Rio Qranclc ave. r'unningham. who has been relieving Ye correspondent took a week-end trip him, has returned to his home in St. to TuIsa last Saturday where he visited I.ouis. Carl Hunt. traffic manaper For the Oil J. J. Fortner, section stockman, ia in Well Supply Company. As usual. Carl St. Louis at present for an examinn- proved to be a genial host and showed tion at the Frisco Hospital. the writer a wonderful time. He says hc recently put out advice to ship "via Fris- co Llnes" wherever possible which is the b~stnews this reporter has heard in a TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT lone time. FT. WORTH, TEXAS VP&GS OFFICE-FORT WORTH CORY LYNE PLICDCE. Rcporter MARY BESS SMITH. Rcporter - - Mr. George A. Bradley. dispatcher Jlr Steele informs us he llax ~novecl tcl "the coffee that lets you slec from Memphis, is now located in the Twke Worth for a month or so and nay8 (lis~atchers' office of Ft. Worth. U'e the Ash are biting flne and so are thc NOBODYknows better the joy of hope Mr. and Mrs. Bradley are going mosquitoes. He has somc new experience coffee-good coffee-than yc)U. to like Texas. to tell about every morning-the latest Iw We've been enjoying marvelous that he got all ready to take a plunge off Yet thousands never drink co8 Tee weather tor the past week. the dwk the other afternoon and happen- because it keeps them awake. 3Ir. Doss of Mr. McCormack's office. ed to $lance down and there bclow were Springfield, paid us a very short visit serera! large hungry-looking snakes But there is one coffee that is August 12th. smackmg their chops. and from then on free from harmful effects becat Jse Mr. W. G. Cook, formerly assistant all swrnmlng has been done at the Beach clalm agent, Ft. Worth. has been or at lome in the good ole baa-th tub. it is free from the drug caffeine. Tk mt transferred to Kansas City as claim Frank Hubert has once again sworn ofe is the new IMPROVED Kellogg's Kaf- agent at that point and is succeeded vigarettes and is now smoklng a pipe. fee Hag Coffee-"the coffee tl by Mr. W. S. Pollard, formerly of Kan- Phew ! P t sas City. lets you sleep." Friends of Miss Alba Wemys-Smith 1\11', Mac has been worrying along with will be interested to know she is to a rotten summer cold for quite a whilc It cannot keep you awake. Yet i!t is but be1 evc he has Anally about conqueretl be married early in September to Mr. as fine a coffee as you've ever tast~2d. A. B. Sanders of Los Angeles. Un- It. derstand the couple will make their Wc List dare California, or any other The new improved blend ma1tes home in Texas and we are looklng state, b try to compete with the marve- Kaffee Hag Coffee a joy to el.Ten forward to a visit from them in the lous wcather we have been having lately. near future. When rou need blankets in August-wcll the most critical coffee lover. 7be Mrs. 0. H. McCarty is enjoying a can anvbodv tie that? choicest coffees grown are used in vlsit in cool California with her son Ye scribe's trip to Fond du lac, \Viacon- the making. and daughter-in-law, ,Mr. and Mrs. sin. CMcago and hTew York was a com- Walter A. McCarty of Los Angeles. plete swcess from beginning to end. in- Get Kellogg's Kaffee Hag Cof fee We want to join the many friends cludin~the trip to the tower of the Em- at your grocer's. Or send us t:he of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tomlinson in wish- pire Sta-e Building. Ing for them a long life of happiness. coupon and ten cents for a generc>us The weddlng. which was solemnized There seems to be an epidemic of mar- Saturday evening. August 15th, was riage among the young men working in sample. attended bv manv Frisco friends. Mr. thls bulllln~. The auditor's offlcc? had a Tomllnson -is located in our auditor's spell that almost wiped out every single office, Ft. Wort'h. man in it (1'11 bet I hear from the un- My! My! Here's Labor Day already marrird men up there). Tinen the: Rock and with it the end of summer. Inlant on the floor below and nlwo the Haven't heard anybody's plans for the Bur~m~%hsAddlng Machine Company occasion, but. no doubt. there will be belov them, have all had a spell of the the usual crowd going' down to ~alisame kind. From the marrla~elicenses KAFFEE HAG COFF veston for that last dip, and sniff of floatlna around anvone woulri Ulink It ~altair: a bunch celebrating in El Pnso, and other favorlt'e points.

STORES DEPARTMENT sto~~ndi~kwrs AssuuYoun $wq$ One perment free 4th three. New mer- SHERMAN, TEXAS chandlae glen #u-rrptw the country. Blp - - Cash Pay s1artP.t once. Comglete rnm- IVA SEWELL. Reporter ple llne given free. Write today. The plan's n proven money rnmker. B. X. Hunt, bridge foreman. and family have returned from a weeks' vacation to points in Arkansas. J. J. Bryan, electrician, and family have returned from a visit with rela- tives in Buffalo, Texas. Cecil Rigb's, messenger, visited in Wewoka, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City, early part of this month. He THE RAILROAD MAN'S WIFE must have enjoyed himself immensely. often has wa.e Lime lo make extra r)ln as he says he is going back to We- money. The Eometowel cabinet and Lhe KELLOGG COMPANY woka soon. Don't' know what the at- sn~all whlte pmer towels that It serves, Dept. NJ-9, Battle Creek, Nich. tractfon was. w111 al)l)eal to (very wonlan who in r~roud Pleasc send mc, surnple cnn of Several changes have taken place In of her kltrhen. iogg'r KoNcc Hag Cofiec. I enclose tm the office of master mechanic in the LADY AGESTS WAYTED-We hare many (stomps or coin). (Ofer good it1 U. S. 4.o last few days. The shop accountant other specialties you can sell. and car clerk jobs were abolished. CHAS.S. RUCKSTUHL Lee McDuKle, who was shop account- 514 EI~st. St Louls. Mlsaourl ant, cltsplaced Cecil Rlggs as mes- Page 51

Another death that cast much sorrow us. Is visiting her parents in Kansas City. among the Frisco family was that of Mrs. Georgia Rich comptometer operator on I WESTERN DIVISION I F. E. Morgan. wife of assistant superln- the bill desk, has been off the past week tendent Terminals. Kansas City. which due to sickness. Glad to say. however. occurred August 5th. Mrs. Morgan was that she will be back Monday. August 17. an active and popular worker in all Fris- We wlll all miss our friends of the rc- TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT co activities and will be greatly missed. vising bureau. account of their being ENID. OKLA. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. transferred to St. Louis. We hope that Morgan. they will not forget the ones they lpft Engineer J. Cummings informs us that behind in Kansas City, or that they will CABIPBELL fi- HICKS. Reporters the Missus is making plans for a trip to not be forgotten. So we bid good-bye to Callfornla in the near future. Harry Bowers. John Ronne, Bakker anrl There have been quite a number of In case the Yedlocks at Neodesha arr Anna Myers. Hope to see you soon. change In the telegraph dcpartment. J. "listening In", want to tell them I enjoy- P. Sheets has "bumped" Wm. McKenzie ecl the breakfast altho spent the day in at Ark City. McKenzie bumping J. S. Joplin instead of Pierce City. Woulil Avard at Eddy, and Avard to H. E. Ver- that I had studied mv train schedule as mlllion at Ames. I dld that menu! OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT Our slncere sympathy to Mable Cun- Thc blggest Ash stories we heard thic -NOTHERN DIVISION ningham, stenographer in the accounting summer came from Engineer C. G. Leck- department at Enid, in the loss of her enby who spent the month of July at Orr. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS mother. Mable has a host of friends who .\Iinn., accompanled by Engineer I". Y. grleve with her. Bell and XIrs. Bell. We 'most believe MISS H1,AXCHR RICI-CNELL. Reportcr R. Etchison, relief operator, took care they were not just stories as we know of the work at Hobart while J. R. Duck there are real flsh in those Minnesota was oli on a littlc vacation. "Etch" has lakes and streams. Mrs. Tl~clnla Lynn has taken a sixty nos returned to his home in Poteau. Another nice vacation 1s reported by day leave of absence account sickness in Okla, for a short vacation. llr. and Mrs. Geo. Lackey ancl Mrs. Lack- the family. We were very sorry to hear that Wal- ey's fathcr. Mr. J. Forster. who journey- Ed. Knox and famlly vlsited In Eureka ter Setttles, yard clerk at Enid. has lost rd via "Chrysler" to Havana, and other Sprlngs, recently. Miss Amy Knox of his father. and extend our sympathy to points in Illinois to visit relatives. Eerkley. California, spent a week In Fort hlm and hb family. We pause to pay tribute to the memorv Scott vislting her brother Ed. and frlends. V. C. Hood. second trick leverman at of Mr. R. F. McGlothlan so long Identi- H. 31. Xlarshall, who has been in the Enid, has decided to take a vacation and fled wlth the old KCCfi-S Railway an11 train dispatcher's office for twelve years. left hls job to be taken carc of by W. 4. known as the "Poet Laureate" of the has been transferred to a simllar position Vent for a week or two. Frlsco, as well as Mr. &I. J. Barrett. at S~ringfleld. 310. K R. Stapleton has exercised his sen- former road foreman equipment. Rivrl Corductor G. L. Nelson. and PamilY, lority by bumping in at Ames. Thls Is division. have moved to Plttsburg. Kansas, and arc. regular job held by L. B. Lindley. who Is We noticed In last issue of thc maga- living at 208 West Eighth Street. still away on account of Illness. Wc zine that Anna Golden of superintendent'.. Jack Dalton and wlfe, have been en- understand Mr. Lindey is improving and office, Chaffee, had been visiting in Iian- tertalnlnfi Mrs. Dalton's sister and famlls. hopes to be back at work before long. san City. Did you lose our address and Mr. an3 Mrs. R. E. McKinstrey and C. A. Hurst relieved regular agent. C. telephone number Anna? Try and do daughter, Shlrley May of Greenville. 0. Adslt, at Terlton, who will be gone a better next the. Miss., also Mrs. E. J. Ballentyne of Rock- few weeks on a trlp thr-ough the west. Unless "drafted out of service" will sec. away Beach and Mrs. John Lindensruth For the month of Julv we handled a you ncxt month. of Marsh~ille.Yo. total of 308 cars of green fruit from Miss Laura Clark, stenographer, has hvard to Tulsa, against a total of 254 pone to tke St. Louls Hospltal for treat- for July of last year anrl 199 cars for ment. A. Bartzen relieved F. C. Rusten- month of June. Very nice increase. back, agent Fredonla for a few days whlle OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT 1\11., Rustenback was In the St. Louts KANSAS CITY, MO. Hospital. Account posltlon of second trick ticket clerk having been abolished. Mr. C. L. ( NORTHERN DIVISION I MARK CASSIDY. Reporter Wright exercised hL seniority rlghts by displacing P. H. Carson on posltlon of Folks say that no news are good news. freight cashier in the frelght oflice at thls OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC but in this case. take It llterally. There pont. Mr. F. H. Carson In turn bumped is no news to report. T. W. Manning on bill clerk posltlon. KANSAS CITY, MO. Due to several posltlons being abolished Account position of yard clerk. Fort Scott in the local oflice, there have been many abollshed. norvie Smith exercised senlor- changes in personnel. The "bumps" have ity rights by displacing Coll Meals on LEOTA FKII~CNL) and MARY D.\ILEY. been too numerous to mentlon. so I will second trlck porter job. Robert A. Reporters not attempt to catalog them all here. Bc- Stroud bumpen W. D. Bell as helper at sides. everyone knows where the other Pleasanton, Kmsas. E. H. Pumphrey Our boast at present is a "baby" earth- fellow Is working. quake experlened shortly after midnlght I suppose you all know that I shoul~l a1 August 8. Those of us who did not send In as many items for the magazin,: $1.50 and $2.00-NO UP actually feel the tremor and quakes are as I can, but as no one has gone any- prone to make believe and add an earth- where, or clone anything, no births. quake to our llst of experiences. We are deaths, marriages, or what have you. I MANHATTAN HOTEL fully convlnced something did happen in have nothing to write about. So, do nlr GEO. KUPFRIAN, Manager a favor. for the next maaazine, and tell the geonraphlcal order of things and that Rooms With or Without the earth which seemed to have been get- me all your joys and troubles. It \vill bc ting too far Into the Torrid regions sud- appreciated. Private Bath denly declded to reverse gears as the fol- Mrs. Fanchon Johnson. formerlv of this PENSACOLA, FLA. lowing day we felt we had been transport- office, ancl now known as Mrs. hornas as ed to the Arctic regions and have slnce Hudson, ancl remembered by the maqt of enjoyed wonderful weather. Friends of Miss Cntherine Welsh have received announcement of her wedding in Los Angeles on June 30. Catherine was a popular steno in thls office some two gears ago and has our best wishes for a SAN CARLOS lull measure of happiness, etc. Mrs. R. E. Alexander. wlfe of enaineer. daughter Margaret and son am&, are HOTEL pending the latter part of August vlslt- ing In Fort Huachuca. Arlzona. Penracola, Florida Mrs. F. sf. Chaffin, accompanled by hcr mother Mrs. Katherine Chaney. exoect to leavc about September 1st for-a visjt wlth relatives in Chlcago, Toledo and Colum- ABSOLUTELY bus. Ohlo. We were greatly shocked to hear of the FIREPROOF untimely death on July 26 of Mrs. Charles Radey, formerly Xlss Helen Lynch and sister of our co-worker. Mrs. Radey had ' la9.A. resldd in Chlcago slnce her marriage two Headquarters for Frisco WALAND SURPLUS 9lLW)4000. years ago. Funeral services were con- ducted In Kansas City, Kansas. her form- Visitors er home. and attended by many Frisco lrlends. Page 52 bumper1 nn the helper gosition at Golden seems unexplainable. She passed away Glen Eallenger, chief caller. dislocate 1; City. John H. Roberts bumped on the at 7 :40 P. 31. on Aumst 4. The fact that his shoulder under rather unusual circun general clerk position at Webb City vice she was so loved and respected by her stances. It happened the cvening of Jut c F. B. Casner. Casner went back to Car- associates : that hcr sunny disposition 19th as he turned over in bed. Ti). 7 thage as night clerk. L. J. Timberlake and ready smne brought happiness to so might be a warning to those superstitiol. a has been assigned to the demurraae many-must be a great satlsfactlon to her b, ( cicrk's posltlon in the Fort Scott freight loved ones. 3lrs. Morgan seemed uever ones who spend Friday the 1.3th in offire. to meet a stranger, everyone was at once to avoid accidents. Claude Reedrr, timekeeper is layina off her friend. The warmtli of her friendli- aIr. R. D. Sheers. ensinerr. who ha f account sickness. Virgil Briags is work- ness will be saclly mis.;ecl by the Frisro been working as hostler for sornetlrnp , ing in Xr. Reeder's place. ancl Erle Schu- families in their gatherings this wlnter. maker workinr as G91 clerk in the train- I know of no one 0: whom it can more master's office. truthfully be said, everyone who knew 11'. J. Kipp. dispatcher, spcnt his vaca- her loved her, and everyone knew her." i tion In Falls City. Nebraska. John. On behalf of the office of superintendent Whlndzor and Alice Hopkins, childrcn of of terminals, may 1 extend daepest sym- THE UNION NATIONAL Switchman John R. Hopkina, are visiting pathy to her husband, and our co-worker. in Denver, Colo. Conduetor 1.. L. T.ePlnr Mr. F. E. Morgan. BANK and wife, have returned from a trip in Mrs. J. W. Skaggs. and son. James. .Tr Canada. are avoiding much unpleasant hot wenth- SPRINGFIELD, MO. Ope~xtorC. L. Stroud rclieved J. W. er by spending part of August in Rush I Wasson. agent Beaumont. a few days. City. JIlnn. I W. It. Bell, agent South Gmenfleicl lalF LET THIS BANK BE THE ofT a fcw days, Operator W. R. T,ollar We want to welcome R. E. Harriman , relieving him. bark in our midst in Kansas City, al- EXECUTOR OF YOUR , Niss Fern Paslcy, of Tulsa, Okla.. though we arc sorry that his position as ESTATE formerly steno-elcrlc in the assistant Traveling Engineer at Chaffee was abol- superintendcnt's office at thls point, was ished. Mr. Harriman is back running an I a recent visitor in Fort Scott. Jack Ryan. engine in freight service out of Kansas The Bank That Always Ruml ye~isionecl dispatcher, of St. Louis, wls City. making his flrst trip on 1st-131. in the city recently. July 17. Strong A. P. Parks, and wife, hare gone to hlrs. L. W. Poncik. wife of chlef yarll Cleveland, Ohio. to attend the Xatlonal clerk. spent the week-end of July 18th I Y. >I. C. A. Convention. visiting relatives in Rock Island. where FRISCO DEPOSITORY 1 Rnaincer A. J. Eicknell. and family of she reports having had a vcry pleasant Pittsburg. Kansas. spcnt a wcek end visit- trip. ina relatives in Fort Scott. Frank McCann, wife and daughter Clara. visited relatives in Kansas City. - ~~p------ovcr the wrek end. Tikrt Clerk D. 4. Stevens and wife. nnd daughter Wilmn Jean, attended the flftieth wedrling anniversary of Xrs. Stevens' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fllby FIRST NATIONAL The Peoples ~anki of Pittsburg, Kansas, on Sunday, Augu.st of Springfield, Rlissouri "9th -... T. W. Manning and wife. have left for BANK in Wichita Joplin. Mo., where they expcct to make their future home. MI.. JInnning Is cxer- WE APPRECIATE cising hls seniority rights on a clerical WICHITA. KANSAS position at that point. YOUR BUSINESS c.h?) OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OUR MOTTO TERMINALS RESOURCES KANSAS CITY, MO. COURTESY, FAIRNESS AND TO31 KEHOE. He;>orter $20,000,000.00 EFFICIENCY Why Xrs. F. E. Morgan should be call- ell away in the vcry prime of hcr life

I FIRST NATIONAL BANK FRISCOOF BIRMINGHAM, DEPOSITORY ALA.

'OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA We appreciate your account. I The Central National Bank Capital and Surplus $350,000.00

I Successful Banking SIXCE 1873 1 THE FORT WORTH NATIONAL BANK FRISCO DEPOSITARY

Main at Seventh Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY i has returned to his former position, flring It marks a loyalty not aluvays found in aacnt and will bc greatly inissed in the m fwlaht service. a large organization. office herc. Mr. W. E. Turner. who has We wish we could all present such a I believe that evcryone of us realizes been in the traffic dcpartmcnt in Kansas roncrete exhibition of "prosperity" as F. that this is OUR flght. That it is OUR City, will be soliciting freight and; passen- 6. Rockhold, assistant yardmaster, who job whicli is threatened. We alone can ger agent, succeeding Mr. Archer. apprared,,on July 27 with a brand new assure our future employment. With Ed Bryc, yard clerk, was bumped on 1 Graliam Prosperity" coupc. this thought in mind, there is but one the twelfth by Ray Reinbolt from Fre- Xr. George Sleightholm. who has seen course to pursue, GET THE BUSINESS! donia. 1 ~ome 37 years of service on the Frisco. The way that the employes of our dis- being enlployed sincc Scptember 1894, trict have put their personal problems Mr. Elbert M. Stecle was recently re- will be retired September 6, 1931, as a and pleasures aside in effort to cope with lieving Ross Elllott as switchman. 3Ir. witchman. He will be niissed by his the sltuation is remarkable and no doubt Elliott working at Lyons for about 15 mmy friends and associates. has been noted with pride by our exccu- days. Yrs. D. T. Scanlon. wife of switchman. tives. Among those who can now reflect on is visit in^ relatives in Nederland, Texas. With the splendid o-operation that the joys of summer vacations are En- E. A. Lancaster, switchman, and wife, exists here. I cannot sec failure in our gineer Glenn E. Martin. who spcnt ten 1 are spending a short vacation in Buffalo effort to kcep our banner flying. days in Los Angeles early in August: Jess ' and giagara Falls. Causesr, flreman, Arso Allmond. flreman, Mrs. Charles Weller, wife of hostler and Walter Pitts, bmkcman, who toured helper, passed away at 9 :30 A. 31.. July Arkansas ; Ward H. Walker, switchman. ?I. We wish to extend deepest sympathy WICHITA, KANS. and wifc, also John H. Buck, switchman. to the family. and wifc, who visited in thc Pikes Peak 11. C. XIalone. switch foreman, and fam- LOTA I,. WILLIAMS, Rcporter a few days' trip near St. Joseph. JIo.. 11r returncd July 21 from a three week's rrsion of Colorado; Ring Sweeney made ! k to the West Coast. He reports hav- Sympathy is extended to F. C. Cultis. a few cluys' trip near St. Joseph. AVO.. in$ a very pleasant trip. former car clerk in the local office herc. while Mrs. Ralph Di~~sniore,son Paul, and D. A. Hartzler, tclcgrapher, and wife whose mother dicd recently at the age mother, Mrs. 31. A. Endicott. spent about and son, are vlsiting in Colorado Springs, of 72 years. a month vlsiting relatives on the Paciflc Colo. Announcement has been niacle of the Coast. E. Van Dyke, Jr., son of E. Van Dyke, marriage of Miss Isabelle Joh~ison of A. P. Haberthier, delivery clerk. is con- engineer, was rambling along on the Evanston Ill., to Phlllip Warren Haas on templatlng a trip in thc near future to Hiqhway near Nevada. Mo., Friday, July 16. Mr. Haas is the son of Nr. and his old home town of Sparta. Illinois. .4!&st 7, when hc swerved hls car out Mrs. S. P. Haas and has many friends having lcft that city durlng the 80's. He to let another car pass, and hit a bridge. in Wichita. has been in the service of the Frisco for The accidcnt proved quite serious and Mr. Xr. and Mrs. T. J. Keating announcc twenty years. Van Dyke will probably be conflned In the birth of a son. Thomas Tremble. Jr.. the hospital at Nevada for some time. Hc on August 4. Xr. Keatlng is agent at Thc yardmaster, H. R. Grimes, is an- has our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Wichita Hei~hts. ticipatfns his vacatlon the latter part of 31r. \V. G. HcGuire. sectlon foreman. There ha& been several changes In the September with keen Interest, planning to rerently purchased- a Ford sedan. He solicitation force here. Friends of C. S. see a number of places in the East. In- informs us that this is in keeplng with Underwood are glad to know of his pro- cludlns Atlantic City, Washington. D. C. the economy spirit of the County; that motion to a new office here, that of gen- and New York City. the size of his famlly (8 altogether) made eral agent in the traffic department. Mr. Much admired is the bed of portulaca this necessary. as he feels that gasoline F. W. Archer is succeeding XIr. Under- at the local freight offlce, which makes a wlll prove cheaper than street car fare. wood as traveling freight and passenger splash of vivid coior early mornings. August 1 witnessed a general revision of the personnel of the Frisco, due to force reduetlon. So many changes were made that it would take the entire space allotted to this department to enumerate VERTISERS them. Sufflcc to say that we welconle MONETT AD I all new comers and wish all of our form- er ltnsociatcs well in their new uncler- takings. MILLSAP BROS. I Have Purchased rhe BIonett Drug Co., and Will Be Pleased to TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT STORE See All the Old Frisco Boys KANSAS CITY, MO. DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE Prescriptions Carefully Filled FAIR PRICES \V. A. YOUNG. Reporter MONETT DRUG CO. XIONETT, MISSOURI KENNETH McSHAXE With general business conditions an they are, everyone seems to be exerting themselves a great deal more t,!an ?as the case when the horizon was rosy. The depression existing at present is no exception to the ones that have preceded. There is comparatively llttle business that DAVIS BROS. MARKET MONETT STEAM eomcs to ua wlthout effort. We must go after almost every car we handle and Groceries and Meats LAUNDRY we must also remember that if we are not present, there are several other rail- Phoi~es: 3 and 4s ronds that arc sure to be on hand to in- fluence the tonnage to their line. 304 Brondway gonett. Xo. MONETT, MO. Competition was never keener nor 1s there likely to be any change in this con- ditlon in the future. even though there be more tonnage available. Therefore it is gratifying to note that during the "PICTURES THAT PLEASE" month of July we were able to show an ROSS E. SHADEL increasc of 387 cars in Kansas City :RUMBAUGH'S STUDIO propcr over tho total handlctl in June. Jeweler We are making a mighty effort to keep PHOTOS FRAMING the pace and have high hopes that August ENLARGEMENTS GIFTS THAT LAST all1 be even a better month. Frisco Watch Inspector No doubt, the management Is proud of KODAIC FINISHING the manner in which the employes of MONETT, XISSOURI PHOXE 60 . JIONETT, XIO. this district ht~reresponded to the call.

THE MONETT TIMES MONETT STATE BANK The best local paper in the Ozarks. LOGAN D. McKEE Boosting for its Community and for AND TRUST CO. the Fr~sco. A Good, Progressive Bank Daily (by mail). $4.00 per year. Drugs and Books Weekly. $1.50 per year. in a TIMES PUBLISHING CO. MONETT, MO. Good Railroad Town MONETT, 310. I LAVA SHADOW PICTURES I There is also a pleaslng stretch of green grass, canna, shrubbery and a few trees. balm for weary eye. It is the work of Robert Goodwin, inspection man, anrl Ralph Dinsmorr, cashier, who do the watering antl grooming, antl have made a showlng of which they may well be proud.

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT NEODESHA, KANS.

MlSS GLADYS ROTH, Reporter

Here we ore aaain this nmnth, missed last month account tluc to so many changes and being so torn up, just did not get any items wrltten. We yurely do miss having the msistant superintendent's offlce tit this point ant1 sorry to see the change, but hope it Is all for the best, and what is our loss IY JOP- Iin's galn. Clyde L. Pender and family. of Spring- field spent a few hours recently here vis- iting old friends and attendlnp to business THERE! DIDN'T I TELL matters. YOU THAT LAVA WOW Yardmaster C. S. Havens. wife and daughter. Barbara. attended home com- ing week at Leroy durlng the second woek.-~- fn~~- Aueust.- .. . also visited Mr. Havens' relatives. >Irr. J. A. Miller. Jr., wife of operator. spent the past 30 clays visiting her sister in Detroit and also took a trip to Niaaara Falls. ancl other ~ointsof interest whiln there: Carl Cowen, acount beina displaced. rxerclaed his senlorlty on second trick vard clerk posltion, displacing Ted Cal- iow. who, in turn, tllsplaced Col. Meals on the position of janitor. Sorry to lose "Hank" Lorkarrl and wlfe. rho have gone to Lamar nccount

Hank havina been bumped here. )( 3 Extra Operator H. X. Vcrmillion EHGIHEER LAVA BOI BOY 1 \ worked here on the third trick during the flrst week in August, relievlna R. 31. Ratterton, who was at Fort Scott, ~1.0- tecting the relief ilispachlng. Mrs. Walter Nedlock spent a few days in Kansas City, visitlng her son and help- CUTS THE GREASE AND DIRT ing hlm to celebrate 111s 21st birthday. Ted Callow, wife and sons sprnt the week-end of August 8 in Fort Scott. vislt- hot wter or cold soft or ing Mr. Callow's parents. . . . hmd! Carl Cowen and wlfe had as their guests Sunday. August 16. Mrs. Cowen's mother and father. from Pittsburp. also Lava makes the heaviest, contains glycerine which Mrs. Cowen's sister. Mrs. Coll Meals anrl husband. hardest-working lather you soothes the skin. Agent 0. C. Miller. and wlfe. visited Mr. Leon Huff and wlfe at Indepcndenw ever saw. It breaks all speed The whole family can use nurust 16. Mr. Huff. who was formerlr flledclerk at Fort Scott. Is now worklni records for cleaning the dirti- Lava. It cleans up the chil- for the Prairie Oil Sc Gas Company at Independence and we understand Mr. est pair of hands you have to dren's hands and knees. It Huff is now a proud father. offer. There is soft, powdery cuts grease from pots and Cecil Harrls, wife and dauphter spent the week-end of August 15 with his par- pumice in Lava, which gets pans and porcelain. ents here. Cecil is frog repairer on this dlvision and llves at Cherryvale. the dirt as surely as a crack Your local grocery store J. Allen Watson. wife and two sons. of Wichita, have been spending a few flyer meets its schedule. Then, sells Lava-in two large sizes, weeks at the home of Mr. Watson's par- 6$ 104. . ents. Special Officer J. H. Watson anrl for complete protection, Lava and wife of Cherryvale.

MAlNTENANCE OF WAY DEPT. FORT SCOTT, KANS. LAVA SOAP BERNICE HEINBACH,- Reporter Section Foreman E. E. Perklns and takes the dirt-protects the skin wife, of Lenexa, were caUed to Concordiu, ICans.. account of death. Abner Hamm is relieving C. W. Rerd- er on Section C-20 at Fort Scott. H. W. Smith. formerly of the division engineer's office, is now working as frog repairer helper on the Northern division. The flrst of the month W. H. DeGrafC PICTURE BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN! was avvointed mine insnector. with head- quarters at Joplin. MO; Get thin free book for the children. Section B-2 and B-3 on the Ash Grove It ahows how to make all kinds of Subdivision were abolished Aoaust 10. funny ahadow pictures with the and one foreman now covers the entire handa. A genemua aample of Lava Aurora Branch. Soap comes with each book. Write Wm. Baldwin, section foreman on the to Procter & Gamble Co., Dept. *c."c LKG-91. Cincinnati. Ohio. Page 55

Aurora Branch. because of his section LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE being abolished, exercised hls rights by MEMPHIS, TENN. bumplng on Section C-2 at Ash Grove. BIissouri. Roadmaster Cooper laid one mile of VIRGINIA GRIFFIN. Reporter 110-lb. rail on the Ash Grove Sub. during tile month of August. John A. Ladd, open item clerk. Nrs. Spring Band idd and their grandson, John Edward es, spent week of July 19 in Chicago. (A patented Device) H. A. Markham, clerk, and wife. spent I SOUTHERN DIVISION I several days the lattrr part of July in Will hold your spring leaves JIontreal and Toront:,; bringing back all kinds of "bottle tops. tighter for a longer time, thus BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS T. R. Eirkner. B. S. Linville, John A. materially reducing spring re- Lacld and Virginia Griffln have been on the sick list since last report. pair costs. NELLIE McGOWEN, Reporter D. E. Creeden. disposition clerk, was called home afternoon of .July 23 account STANFAS?' bands have solid Jlisses Ernestine and Elfreda Thomp- illness of his cousin, Mlss Nellie Murray : corners, are free from burning, son. daughters of assistant te superinten- returning to work on the 28th. It wa* are of uniform thickness, and re- dent terminals. have returned Prom a very necessary to take her to the hospital on plei~santvacatlon spent at Mentone. Ala.. the 26th and where she remained until quire no welding. August 9. Glad to report she is now able a very popular summer resort on Lookout to be up and enjoy an auto rlcle. .\lountain. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence AIaupin of Mag- Send Us Your Spring Band C. J. Thompson, assistant to superin- nolia. .\la.. are rejoicing over the arrival Designs tendent termlnals, and Mrs. Thonipson. oP Thomas Clarence on July 23. Maupin were visltors to Chattanooga, Tenn.. over was formerly bill clerk in thls office. the u-eek-end recently. Mrs. B. C. Scruggs, wife of expenw Standard Brake Shoe J. C. Bates and 3. M. Bates. clerks in clerk. spent July 25 in Cairo. Iliinols. on l?irmlngham Terminals, have returned business. & Foundry Co. Iro~ns. vislt to their parents In Tennessee. Mrs. 4. E. Elliott and son. A. E.. .Jr.. Mrs. 4. L. Burleson, wlfe of BBB car- family of platform foreman, spent week Railway Steel and Iron Products penter. is in Sheffield, Ala., where she was of Juls 26 in Itasoca. Illinois. visitlna called on account of serious illness of hvr relatives. They also spent a few days in Pine Bluff, Arkansas eister. Chicago nnd 3lilwaukee. C. E. Woodall. switchman, was called .I. F. Wrlght. rate clerk, drove to For- to hndalusla. Ala.. recently account of [%stCity, .4rk., July 26 for a short visit. tile death of his slster. Synlpathy is ex- J>eon Rohrbaugh was called to St. Louls Thc abolishing of the revising bureau trnded to Mr. Woodall. July 28 and 20 on business. on August 15. and with the recent reduc- J. A. Whitten. chief clerk. and Mrs. Mrs. B. S. Linville and daughter Lucllr. tions in our force will leave thls oKlce Whitten, recently had as their visitor family of niaht chief clerk. left Juhr 31 somewhat vacant. We will miss these Mrs. \VhlttenPs slster and her husband to spend a-couple of months at *S;in folks lots. Hope they will like their new fwn~Newark, N. J. Dieso, Calif. work in St. Louis and Sprinnfleld, and n'. A. McGlothlin, yardmaster, and Maxine. Earllne and Arline Wright of that they will come back to see us. fanlily, spent their vacatlon with relatives Hoxie, 4rk., daughters of J. F. \Vrl~t~t. in St. Louis and other 3Ilssouri points. soent a few days with him here recently. JONESBORO TICKET OFFICE W. >ir. Wright drove to Hoxie on August '2 E. Bunus. yardmaster. and family. to accompany them home. have returned from a two weeks' vacation \V. A. SANDERS. Hcgorter with Mr. Burrus' mother and slstela in E. P. Barnacastle. representative of the St. Louis. They also vislted in Toledo. Western Weighlng and Inspection Bureau. in now located on our platform, displacing H. C. Coke, car foreman. Jonesboro. Ohlo. and Fort Wayne. Ind.. while away. Mr. Howard on -1ugust 1. vlsited relatives in West Plains and C. H. Vaughn, demurrage clerk, is L. 11'. Tankersley, OSLD clerk. was Vlola. Ark.. July 20-24. He reports ha\-- pending some time In Florida flshing. unable to report for work August 4. 5, 6. ing a real good tlme in the hills. 0. A. Guess he will come back with plenty of 7 and 8 account the serious illness of Combs. car inspector. ~Memphis, relieved "Ash stories." 111s son Jasper: Lem H. Davis, extra H. C. Coke at Jonesboro while Coke was Jirs. M. H. Ford. wife of chief yard clerk. doing his work while away. Glad on vacatlon. clerk. Is visiting her mother in hIontgom- to report that Jasper is some better. C;. R. Hudson. car inspector, is now erv. Mrs. Ford will also vislt in Pensa-- ria, Fia., before returning home. IIlrs Francis Guyton of Amory was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Tee~l. d. 31. JIahaley, yardmaster, and wife, ECONOMY ARCH COMPANY are visltlng in New York City and other I I eastern cities. HIGH GRADE LOCOMOTIVE Mrs. J. L. Shoaf and son. Jack. wlfe - and son of swltchman. are visitln$ rela- -1 ARCH AND FURNACE BRICK 1- tirpf in Philadelphia. Pa. George Martin, engine foreman, anti rife, left today for a short vlslt with Mr. 1 1843 Railway Exchange Building St. Louis. Mo. Alnrtln's daughter in Nrw Orleans. La. I DE BARDELEBENCOALS Sipsey -Empire -Carona -Carbon Hill -Hull FOR DOMESTIC, STEAM, GAS, BY-PRODUCT AND CERAMICS

The South's Largest Producers and Marketers of HIGH GRADE COALS De Bardele ben Preparation Southern Railway Building Gives Added Value BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA A working on rip track in absence of V. phis, the guests of rclativcs. phcns Kas too young in service to Itold a W. Briggs, car inspector. Mr. L. L. Bangert of Springfield, spent position, so he is returning to Chaffee lor J. L. hlcador and C. R. Bullion, englnc. one day here recently. the time being. inspectors, Yale, visited in Joncsboro Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson, of At- 3liss Mabel Cunningham will report for August 2 on business. more, Ala., are receiving concr'atulations work in Birmingham on .\ugust 17. Giles Walker, icing inspector, Spring- on the birth of a daughter. Nancy Mae, Paul Schmitz will remain in 31eniphir. field, has been working out of Jonesboro August 6. Paul mas laid off the last Ave davs in and Blytheville recently in the intercd lfiss Idalea Chum returned to 3Iemphis July, so he and Mrs. Schtnitz had a'short of the Peach and Melon movement. July 31. She made many friends while vacation in Fort Smith. R. I,. Stephens, pumper, Cordova, Ala., assigned to position in local agent's office, Our sympathy is extended to Jlis visitecl kin folks in Jonesboro, August ,5. who were sorry to see her leave. hlabel Cunningham because of the sudden R. S. Harrison, second trick yard clerk, Harry Martin of Memuhis Is now work- death of her mother on August 1. has bumped in at Thayer. Mo.. on yard ing in the yard office here. Miss Ila Cook entertained with a bunco desk, account second trick yard clerk, JIiss Violet Goldsmith, of Amory, Jliss., party on August 12, at the home of Nisp Jonesboro, position abolished. Percy spent the Arst week in .4ucust hrre on Mary Frances Lowry. The guest of honor Scott, cashier, bumped by George Elnlo vacation. was Miss Dimple Fowler of St. I~uis,310. from Alan~moth Spring account cashier A number of delightful outings have been position abolished at Mammoth Spring. arranced for the entertainment of Xlisr T. E. Trusty, coach cleancr, spent his OFFICE OF DIVISION Fowler, who is spend in^ her vacation vacation visiting home folks in the vicin- ACCOUNTANT with her mother and fathhr. 1\11.. and 311.e. ity of Walnut Rldge and Sharum. MEMPHIS, TENN. Homer Fowler on South Parkway East. W. T. Durham, extra telegrapher, worked third Jonesboro July 18 in the absence of W. A. Sanders, telcgraphel.. COOK and STEPHENS, Reporters IV. H. Jllllinder. engine foreman. Joncs- ENGINEERING, BRIDGE & BUILD Well, folks, this will be the last report boro. has been laying off recently enjoy- ING, WATER SERVICE DEPTS. ing a rest. from the office of Division Accountant, Charles H. Roher and Joe Miles, CRIP Memphis. From herc out, please call POI MEMPHIS, TENN. traveling freight and passenger agents, us in Springfleld. Some are glad we are paid this office a visit recently. moving. others not so ovel joyed, nevcr- CREATIE C. SICKLES, Reporter Mrs. R. S. Baily, wife of Switchman the-less-go we must. Ralph Bally has recovered from a recent Miss Julia Gossett and Ila Cook. Ran- attack of sickness. ncy h1cDonough. A. E. Biggers and E. G. Mrs. C. 31. Scott and Betty Francis Mrs. W. G. Cook, wile of Claim Agent Sperry go to Springfleld ; C. F. Recd to hare just returned from a two weeks' Cook. Kansas City. visited relatives in St. Louis; F. C. Hughett wlll have head- Jonesboro early part of August. quarters in Alemphis. We are sorry to say that Ralph Ste- PENSACOLAi FLORIDA North American GERTRUDE BAZZELL, Reporter OFFICIAL FRISCO WATCH Dorothy Mae, William and Wallace Crow, daughter and sons of general agent INSPECTORS Car Corporation and XIrs. W. H. Crow, have returned home after spending some time in Mem- Haltom. G. \V ...... Ft. Worth. Texas TANK CARS FOR LEASE

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SHOPS CHICAGO, ILL. COFFEYVILLE, KANS. WEST TULSA, OKLA.

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General Office Branch Offices I. J. ENGLE\l&V, Presldent GUY KRESS. Supt., Sprlnmleld, Mo. ST. LOUIS, MO. G. I. FITZGEIWD, Vlce-Pres. and Sec'y >I. S. ENGLE\I&Y, Vlce-Pres., Dallas, Ter Rye Exchange SPRINGFIELD, NO. CHAS. GRAY, Manager, Springileld, 310. E. B. SHARKEP, Manager. Ft. Worth, Tex KAYSAS CITY, 310. IT. \YORTH, TZX. JOS. Y. O'DOWU, Supt.. Sprinmleld, Jlo. G. R. PIERCE, Sup;., St. Louis, Jlo. DALLAS. TES. September, 1931 Page 57 visit in New York City at the home of ehlpmcnt over the Frfsco. W'c just very soon wltli some more peaches. Ills Betty Gray. They. reuort. a wry wish there were many more like Mr. Mrs. W. H. Pryor and daughter. thrilling trip. . Lathey. 1.awanda Rose. have been visiting ~Ml's. H. E. Bailey of Oklahonla City was During the week of Julr .2Sth, two Pryor's parents in Slkeston. Mo. a recent visitor in this office. 88 fpot girders were plncetl at bridge Mrs. Garrett Honey and children -A* Contractor R. J. Reld is aettinrr (LJ.0. have been visiting relatives in Sorth- along very nicely on construcfing of When the Memphis Police Depart- view and Stoutland. No. plers In the vicinity of West Plains. ment inaugurated the police radio syr- Sight Pumper R. L. Stephens of Th~swork is under the direct super- tem Bill Marsh. Jr., was plared on as rordova was off dutv a few davs. first vision of Mr. Roy Powell of their the radio operator. Bill is the son of part of August, and was relieved by Xemphls oKice and Engineer Bruton is Uispatcher Marsh at Memphis. extra Pumper Walter Dixon. xorkmg up the details. The engineering office has been Pumner n. S. Sylces of Hybart, )\la.. H. II. Barry, assistant chief engineer moved to t'he office space recently left from the St. Louis office, spent a few vacant when the accounting depart- dam In Memuhis this Dast week. ment was moved to Springfield. Whilr J. H. rooking of ~.ansasCity was things seem very strange to us right in the offlce August' 15th. Mr. Brook- now, shortly we shall become accuH- ST. LOUIS TRUCK & MF6. CO. ing is connected with the List Con- tomed to the new surroundings and Manufacturers of rtructlon Company and is looking over take out the usual homeat'enders' "..\merican" self-oiling steel trucks. some work in the vicinity of Helena. rights. hand and trailer service. for railroad Xrs. J. H. Cunningham has been Recently R&B Foreman W. A. Chas- visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ta~nwas in the office and left a large platforms, warehouses, docks and Sickles at Willow S~rinrs. basket of the famous Koshkonong industries. Recenllp a formel. employe of this peaches. Needless to say, we hope 3200 N. Hnll St. St. Look, lo. company, R. L. T.athey, secured n good Mr. Chastain calls at the office arnin Chapman-Dewey Lumber Company 11 MANUFACTURERS II

MEMPHIS, TENN. MARKED TREE, ARK. KANSAS CITY, MO.

HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY Railroad Ties and Timber

WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE FRISCO CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS

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haw been in the hospiral at St. Louis, making nuite a difference in their ap- Mrs. R. E. Fleming and daughter but we are glad to learn that he is now pearance. Nary Virginia, spent a week visitinp able to return to work. relatives in 3letropolis, Ill., Mr. Flem- Foreman R. E. Gaines, at Birming- SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE ing spent Saturday and Sunday thew ham, has completed painting the new and returned with them to Memphis. girder recently Installed on the Besse- SOUTHERN DIVISION mer Branch, near Pratt City. F. J. Walah, wife and little daughter. JIr. Stanley Horak, one of our bridge BERTHA HARRIS. Reporter Frances Lee. visited relatives In foremen, is reported being in the - Springfleld recently, Frances Lee re- Springfleld hospital. We sincerely On return to the office after a maining for a two weeks' rislt, after hope it is nothing serious and he will month's absence find a lot of changes Mr. & Xrs. IValsh's return. be back on the job shortly. -account reductlon of force, Harry I Brldge Foreman E. P. Marthaler is Xartin has gone to Pensacola, Grace doing some bridge repair work in the Blayloclc to Yale, Johnny Evans. B&B vicinitv of Marked Tree. clerk, also has gone to Yale account ore-man D. W. ~uiheshas been do- his position abolished. ing some repair work on bridges near We are all sorrv to lose Xr. Saerrv's Copper Mo-lyb-den-wn Iron Culvertr Sew Albany. force on August i5th, all members -of Foreman \V. 4. Digman is doing the accounting department moving to Manufactured by some repalr work on bridges around Springfleld. However, we hope to see Hybart. them often, as a great many of Chem Foreman J. 21. Harrell has just An- are Xemphians and will no doubt visit Tri-State Culvert Mfg. Co. ished painting the passenger statlons here as often as circumstances will Second and Butler. MEMPHIS, TENN. . at Gilmore, Ark.. and Mansfleld, Mo., permit.

FRISCO ties, timbers and piling have their life greatly prolonged by preservative treatment at the SPRINGFIELD, MO., and HUGO, OKLA., PLANTS of the AMERICAN CREOSOTING COMPANY

LOUISVILLE C+3 KENTUCKY

The Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co.

Repair. Shop, Capacity Per Annum: 500' z 150' 10,000 Freight Cars; Fully equipped with Cranes, Electric 150,000 Chilled Tread Riveters, etc., enabling Wheels; us to work in all kinds 20,000 Tons Forgings of weather

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C. A. ROBERTS CO. Ayer & Lord " SHELBY" Seamless Steel Tubing Tie Co. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS I INCORPORATED DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS The Pre-eminent Railway Exchange Insulation for --- - - Wires and Cables CHICAGO Hedges-Weeks Construction Co. Rooms 415-416 Holland Bulldlng Railroad Cross Tie8 Railroad Masonry Contractora Timber Products Lumber SPRINGFIELD. MO. Poles Piling Fence Posts Wood Treatments & Preservation Ihe Gideon - Anderson Co. The New York Air MIWUFACTURERS OF Hardwood Lumber PLANTS Brake Company AND Carbondale. Ill.. Grenada. Miss.. Manufacturere the Slack Cooperage Stock Louisvllle. Ky.. North Little Rook. Ark. I GENERAL OFFICES Montgomery. Ala. STANDARD AIR- BRAKE Band Saw Mills and Planing Mills Marine Ways-Padueah. Ky. GIDEON, MO. EQUIPMENT SALES OFFICE GENERAL OFFICES 1 AND DISTRIBUTING YARD: 420 Lexington Ave., New York City 1 110 Angelica Street "CREOSOTE OIL WORKS Telephone: Tyler 0011-Tyler 0012 PREVENTS DECAY" Watertown, New York ST. LOUIS, MO. I

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T CONSTRUCTION CO. I Railroad Contractors E'COLITE ELECTRIC LANTERNS Railway Exchange Buildina Approved by Frisco Operating Oficials KANSAS CITY, MO. Trainmen secure your Ecolites at special rail- road price of $2.25 on deduction orders through storekeepers. Permanent finish steel body. Won't tarnish. :an Iron and Steel Co. I Every lantern guaranteed to give satisfaction. Genuine Wrought Iron Economy Electric Lantern Co. WORKS: BURNHAM, PA. Suite 612-325 W. Huron St. Chicago, Ill. rden Pullen Coal Co. I GLOBE OIL AND REFINING CO. 1 REFINERS OF [INERS and SHIPPERS I I GASOLINE, KEROSENE DISTILLATE. GAS OIL and FUEL OIL 1 Refinery on Frlaco Lines-BLACKWELL. OKLA. RYETTA - OKLAHOMA Sales Dept.. 1509 Philtower Bldg., TULSA, OKLA. 1 1 I 1

IERT RUSSELL T. R. SIMMONS CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY JASPER. ALABAMA

Railroad Lumber oh?, Pine and Hardwood w Two Million Feet Per Month on the Frisco in Alabama JASPER ELDRIDGE i HOWARD Iy Equipped Plant i Planing Mill, Car Decking m and Retail Yard $ and Short Dimenaion % PlaningPine Car Mill. Lumber Oak and Dependable Service Quality Counts REID AND LOWE I RAILROAD AND Steel 'l'lren. Steel Tlred Wheelr. Steel Axles. Steel Sprlnan. Rolled Steel BRIDGE CONTRACTORS Ring- Solld W r o n K h t Steel Wheelr, Steel Foralngr. Steel Crnnher Rollr and Shelln, Rolled Steel Genr Blnnkn. Steel Cnatlnaw. Steel Grading and Concrete Bridge Work Plpe Wlnnce*

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